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.
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.
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 ...
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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, ...
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Feds ask Colorado River official to resign, leaving another leadership gap during “existential time” for the river
Federal officials asked the Upper Colorado River Commission's federal chair to resign as the Trump administrations replaces key leaders.
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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 ...
Lake Mead: Colorado Snowpack Adds to Water Woes
Latest estimates place the Upper Colorado River Basin snowpack at just 83 percent of the historic median for this time of year.
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Interior to look at five options for Colorado River framework
The Interior Department will consider five options as it works to develop a new framework to govern Colorado River water cuts ...
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Trump spending slash could put Colorado River conservation in 'world of hurt'
The Trump administration’s move to halt spending on “green” energy programs leaves a big question mark hanging over federally ...
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The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
Downstream in the Grand Valley in Mesa County and west into Utah, agriculture and human ... that second to quantity is quality of the Colorado River water. We often take for granted that if ...