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LOVELAND — Colorado’s commissioner on the Upper Colorado River Commission has dug in. She will insist upon equity — the guiding principle of the 1922 Colorado River Compact — in negotiations with the lower basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada.
For months, seven states that rely on the Colorado River Basin for water have been trying to come to an agreement on how to cut usage to thwart a growing water crisis in the West.
Panelists speaking to a large group of water professionals and community members gathered for the 2022 Yampa Basin Rendezvous in Steamboat Springs this week say water managers must think and plan for the “worst-case scenario.”...
A fund created seven years ago in the wake of Clark County's violation of the Clean Water Act is helping improve salmon habitat and cleaning up stormwater in the Columbia River. Clark County was sued more than a decade ago for approving weaker pollution regulations for entities like big box stores and subdivisions. After losing in court, the county agreed to one of the largest citizen-enforcement penalties in Washington state history: $3 million. ...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Wyoming and other western states are projected to see multiple years in a row without any snow as soon as 35 years out if efforts to rein in fossil-fuel emissions fail to meet global targets, according to a new report. Almost 75% of water use in western states comes from snowpack. ...