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The seven states that share the Colorado River are floating a new concept for how water could be shared in the future, ...
LAKE POWELL, Ariz. — The National Park Service put out a water advisory for Lake Powell after a toxic algae bloom was ...
The river also serves Mexico and more than two dozen Native American tribes, produces hydropower, and supplies water to farms ...
Though it's a vital part of Colorado's ecosystem and draws millions of visitors annually, this manmade lake controversially replaced a "lost national park." ...
States that use Colorado River water need to agree on new rules for sharing it by 2026. If they don't, they will likely end ...
New details are emerging of what's being negotiated between the seven states who rely on the Colorado River — an "amicable ...
While snowpack was 92% of average, only 54% of average runoff made it into Lake Powell. Central Arizona Project Analyst Nolie ...
A top Interior Department official told negotiators they must have a plan by Nov. 11 or face the federal government taking ...
The worst-case forecast has Lake Powell falling to low enough levels by the end of next year to halt electricity production ...
Bleak projections for Lake Mead show the nation’s largest reservoir dropping to a new low in less than a year and a half, and plunging 11 feet below that by May 2027.
Lake Powell has been called “Jewel of the Colorado” by the federal agency that built it, the Bureau of Reclamation. It’s been a vital force for the intermountain West because of its ability ...
A market-based approach to managing water in the Colorado River basin could provide more reliable supplies for farmers, ...