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Colorado River Compact

Posted inWater

Jared Polis seeks $1.9 million to revamp Colorado River crisis team

by Jerd Smith 11:05 AM MST on Nov 14, 202211:10 AM MST on Nov 14, 2022

The governor’s proposal calls for leadership change, a dozen new positions and adding $5 million to fund state water plan grants

Posted inWater

Colorado River managers looking to release less water from Lake Powell 

by Chris Outcalt 4:30 AM MDT on Nov 1, 20228:45 PM MDT on Oct 31, 2022

Another significantly dry year combined with a 7 million acre-foot release could drop the reservoir below the point at which the dam can no longer generate hydropower

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: To keep Colorado River water flowing, pay farmers to conserve it

by James Eklund 1:30 AM MDT on Oct 14, 20226:49 PM MDT on Oct 13, 2022

Water conservation in cities is necessary, but insufficient. Most water is used by agriculture.

Tony Valdez, owner of Buckboard Marina, looks over Flaming Gorge Reservoir in southwestern Wyoming on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.
Posted inWater

In Wyoming, Flaming Gorge Reservoir’s water recedes as Colorado River Basin contends with drought

by Mead Gruver, AP 3:30 AM MDT on Sep 16, 20227:51 AM MDT on Sep 16, 2022

A boating and fishing paradise on the Utah-Wyoming line is beginning to feel the effects of the two-decade megadrought gripping the southwestern U.S.

Rancher Clay Bravo leans against his truck on the Hualapai reservation Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in northwestern Arizona.
Posted inWater

State of unease: Tribes in the Colorado River basin without water rights

by Felicia Fonseca, AP 4:19 AM MDT on Sep 15, 20222:43 PM MDT on Sep 15, 2022

One hundred years after the signing of the Colorado River Compact, many Native American tribes still struggle to fully secure water rights.

Dry, cracked land that was once under water at Lake Mead Marina is visible on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.
Posted inWater

Nevada looks to conservation as the Colorado River dwindles

The Nevada Independent logo by Daniel Rothberg, The Nevada Independent 4:04 AM MDT on Sep 15, 20224:29 PM MDT on Sep 14, 2022

Unlike other states of the Colorado River Basin, Nevada has one main river user: Las Vegas, which uses 90 percent of the state’s allocations.

Posted inWater

WATCH: Colorado Basin tribes without water rights

by The Associated Press 3:26 AM MDT on Sep 15, 20224:48 PM MDT on Sep 14, 2022

One hundred years after the signing of the Colorado River Compact, many Native American tribes still struggle to secure Colorado River water rights.

A man walks across farm land holding a shovel
Posted inWater

Farming, water and Wall Street on Colorado’s Western Slope

by Chris Outcalt 4:25 AM MDT on Sep 14, 20224:56 PM MDT on Sep 14, 2022

Agriculture producers in Colorado’s Grand Valley face difficult questions over the future of Colorado River water in the West

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Posted inWater

New Mexico officials grapple with how to make do with less Colorado River water

by Theresa Davis, The Albuquerque Journal 4:25 AM MDT on Sep 14, 20224:56 PM MDT on Sep 14, 2022

New Mexico is expecting more pressure on its Colorado River water as more tribes reach water rights settlements and build out infrastructure.

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Posted inWater

Arizona water officials worry about future access to Colorado River

by Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star 3:48 AM MDT on Sep 13, 20224:57 PM MDT on Sep 14, 2022

While Arizona cities reliant on the water have backup supplies to cushion them in the short term, talk of cuts leaves long-term picture more uncertain.

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