An archive of news on the Colorado River’s drought, shrinking reservoirs, and efforts to craft a new management plan for seven states and Mexico post-2026.
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Since 2021, a handful of Colorado River Basin tribes have significantly boosted water supply in Lake Mead through voluntary contributions, helping stabilize a crucial reservoir that 25 million people rely on. The consequences of a...
Both Upper and Lower basin reps say their alternative is best By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism At the largest annual gathering of the basin’s water managers on Thursday, speakers invoked Dr. Strangelove, the Hunger Games and Alice in Wonderland to...
Members of the Colorado River Water Users Association met for their annual conference in Las Vegas Wednesday. By Jacob Walters, Courthouse News Service What happens when a water source that provides more than 40 million people with drinkable water runs...
Colorado River users are in tense negotiations over the critical waterway’s future as climate-driven drought and overuse continue to diminish its flows. The federal proposal may not help much. By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News The Biden administration on Wednesday...
The Bureau of Reclamation is currently developing the post-2026 operational guidelines for managing the Colorado River system reservoirs. The guidelines will have a significant impact on releases from Lake Powell, water uses and shortages in the Lower Basin, and storage...
