Lower Basins News Today

A Colorado River water reduction plan that Utah and six other states agreed to is now being implemented while the states hash out a long-term agreement.

States seeking common solutions for future operations at Powell and Mead

An Oct. 29 article in the Times-Call addressed talks regarding future management of the Colorado River. It stated that among the high priorities of Colorado’s top negotiator are acknowledging that climate change is real, preventing overuse in the Lower Basin and preventing cuts in the Upper Basin.

Colorado River water users are divided over how to reduce water consumption following the expiration of current guidelines in 2026, with some calling for declines to be distributed evenly across all users and others seeking decreases based on water rights seniority.

The Colorado River provides water for millions of people, including Coloradans from the Western Slope to the Eastern Plains. But much of the river system is overallocated, its waters are overused and ...

Fifty years from now, we might be walking the Grand Canyon's valley floor instead of running rapids down a healthy river.

The former Colorado Water Conservation Board director addresses climate change, Colorado’s water crisis, and how to keep water in the West.

US Department of Interior seeks public comment on new strategies to “modernize” the way Colorado River water is distributed, building on Lower CO Basin States CA, AZ and NV compromise to conserve water.

The Supreme Court ruled that an 1868 treaty does not require the U.S. to take affirmative steps to secure water for the Navajo Nation.

The plan would cut water use on the Colorado River by roughly a quarter, drying up farms and subdivisions across the Southwest.