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.
Wednesday’s ruling puts the kibosh on claims that the federal government ignored climate change when developing a 20-year plan for managing the Glen Canyon Dam. By Alanna Mayham, Courthouse News Service Conservationists lost an appeal to the Ninth Circuit on...
Runoff still depends on temperature, dust on snow By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The month of March in Colorado was wet, with several storms bumping snowpack and spring runoff forecasts to above average across nearly all of the state. That...
At the March meeting of Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee, staff updated the committee on the Reclamation’s release of the final SEIS for the interim Colorado River operating guidelines and the Lower Colorado River Basin’s alternative for post-2026 operations....
California, Arizona and Nevada would cut their allocations about 20% when reservoir levels drop. But other states have their own more aggressive plan. Now the federal government has to decide how to manage the drought-plagued river. By Rachel Becker, Cal...
Colorado River basin states submit competing proposals for reservoir operations post-2026 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism This article was first...
Alternative addresses the impacts of drought and climate change through a holistic and sustainable approach to the coordinated operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead that improves predictability for water users Joint press release from the Lower Basin states The...
