Snowpack in the Rockies is lagging well below average. Colorado River forecasters still see hope on the horizon.
The Colorado River relies heavily on snowpack in the Upper Basin states — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — that melts ...
Utah’s water efficiency push may help farms more than the Colorado River
Using water more efficiently in agriculture has many benefits. But bolstering the Colorado River may not be one of them.
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The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
Of all the challenges facing the Colorado River, there’s at least one that all stakeholders are working on collaboratively, ...
Colorado snowpack, after a dry January, is near normal in north — and dismal in some places
A dry January across Colorado and the rest of the Rocky Mountain West has created a dichotomy of water haves and have-nots.
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Colorado biologists caught 3 rare Colorado pikeminnows. What does that mean for the future of this critically endangered fish?
Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists were conducting a routine fish survey on the Colorado River when they made an ...
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Future water conservation program almost guaranteed in Upper Basin
After years of studying and experimenting with pilot programs, the future of Colorado River management will almost certainly ...
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Weekend storm coming as Utah County mountain snowpack levels remain below average
Below-average snowpack this season in Northern Utah may be boosted by a large snowstorm coming Saturday, though the heaviest ...
Despite Trump’s anti-public lands stance, Colorado advocates still hope to protect Dolores River canyonlands
Members of the “Protect the Dolores” coalition had hoped former President Joe Biden would designate the rugged canyonlands ...
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The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
Since 1974, the seven Colorado River basin states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — have coordinated efforts to implement salinity control in the waterway ...