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.
The Trump Administration gave states a Nov. 11 deadline to come to an agreement. They’ve blown through that and an agreement still isn’t in sight. By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego If the U.S. states that share the dwindling...
State leaders seek durable post-2026 plan and make significant contributions From the Colorado River Board of California: California’s water, tribal,...
The Colorado River Water Users Association is holding its annual three-day conference this week in Las Vegas. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service Water is like a set of assets in a bankruptcy hearing. In both scenarios — water and...
Researchers used data from the GRACE/GRACE-FO platform to estimate that the region has lost a combined 34 cubic kilometers of groundwater since 2002. By James Acker, NASA The Colorado River is one of the most famous rivers in the United...
By Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline State leaders are applauding another major step finalized Wednesday toward permanently protecting upper Colorado River...
Officials write about Colorado River pact affecting Arizona, California, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming. By Zachery Schmidt, The Center Square Arizona leaders sent a bipartisan letter to the Trump administration requesting that it maintain the original 1922 Colorado River Compact...
By Jennifer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada and six other Colorado River states failed to reach a broad agreement Tuesday on how to share the river’s dwindling water supply, missing a federally-imposed deadline after days of intense closed-door negotiations. Despite missing...
