Upper Basin

METROPOLITAN COMMITTEE: Colorado River Basin states grapple with post-2026 guidelines amidst challenging negotiations and potential water conflicts

Maven

Colorado River

November 20, 2024

The Bureau of Reclamation is currently developing the post-2026 operational guidelines for managing the Colorado River system reservoirs.  The guidelines...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Feds rule that next round of drought relief funding won’t cover tribes’ unused water

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

October 4, 2024

Tribal and state officials say Reclamation walked back support for forbearance payments By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Tribes in the...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Upper Basin states propose MOU with U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

August 13, 2024

‘Provisional accounting’ to understand how much water would be conserved By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Colorado River water managers are...

USBR: Advancing Water Management: Installation of eddy covariance stations in the Upper Colorado Basin

Maven

Colorado River

July 31, 2024

From the Bureau of Reclamation: Federal funding for Drought Contingency Plan-related activities in the Upper Colorado Basin is coming to...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River officials propose tracking conserved water

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

June 28, 2024

Upper basin water managers exploring how to protect water in Lake Powell By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Water managers in...

STATELINE: Problems with Glen Canyon Dam could jeopardize water flowing to Western states

Stateline

Colorado River

April 17, 2024

Environmental groups are calling it ‘the most urgent water problem’ for the Colorado River and the 40 million people who...

CAL MATTERS: California agrees to long-term cuts of Colorado River water

Cal Matters

Colorado River

March 7, 2024

California, Arizona and Nevada would cut their allocations about 20% when reservoir levels drop. But other states have their own...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Auction of Colorado River water nets $4.7 million

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

February 16, 2024

Bidders paid an average of $74,600 per acre-foot By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Longmont dairy farmer Jim Docheff has been...

USGS: New study demonstrates how climate and irrigation influence salinity of waters in the Upper Colorado Basin

USGS

Colorado River

February 13, 2024

From the USGS: A newly published study from the U.S. Geological Survey explains how salinity in the Upper Colorado River...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Study finds that livestock growers need more compensation for water conservation

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

December 8, 2023

Costs of buying hay high in extreme drought year of 2020 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The results of a...

GRIST: Deprived of Colorado River water, an oil company’s plans to mine in Utah may have dried up

Grist

Colorado River

September 19, 2023

An Estonian oil company planned to produce enough oil in 30 years to spew the equivalent of carbon emissions from...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As the Colorado River Declines, Some Upstream Look to Use it Before They Lose it

Inside Climate News

Colorado River

September 11, 2023

As states negotiate future water cuts, some officials are looking to build new dams and reservoirs in the Upper Basin...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River commission reviews lessons learned from water conservation program

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

August 30, 2023

Changes to pricing, timing contemplated for potential 2024 reboot By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Cassie Cerise lives on her family’s...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Water saved through upper-basin program unlikely to move needle in Powell

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

May 12, 2023

Western Slope projects are small and involve agriculture By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Three of western Colorado’s biggest irrigation districts...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Drought task force to consider conservation programs

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

April 21, 2023

By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Colorado legislators on Thursday introduced a bill that would create a drought task force with...