How much water flows down the Colorado River? The right answer is more important than ever
With their funding source under review by the Trump administration, states and the federal government are continuing a ...
Smithsonian Magazine14y
The Colorado River Runs Dry
Then, beginning in the 1920s, Western states began divvying up the Colorado’s water ... Phoenix and other fast-growing cities. The river now serves 30 million people in seven U.S. states ...
Water recycling could ease shrinking of Colorado River, new report finds
Water recycling can lessen the burden on the Colorado River Basin, but just 26% of treated municipal wastewater is reused ...
The Hill3d
As Colorado River declines, states are failing to tap an alternate resource
Five out of seven Colorado River basin states are failing to maximize a critical resource that could help alleviate the region’s long-standing water crisis, a new report found. Across all the ...
PBS4d
Colorado River
How states dependent on the Colorado River are struggling to strike a long-term agreement Years of overuse combined with rising temperatures and drought have meant less water flows in the Colorado ...
The Salt Lake Tribune27d
Colorado River ‘running out of time’ to improve lagging spring outlook, forecasters say
Right now, Lake Powell is 33% full. Last year, it peaked at 42% full in July. The seven states that depend on Colorado River water — Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico ...
Community Impact9d
Colorado River erosion protections expanded in East Austin
The city extended the area where erosion reviews for new development along the sensitive riverbank must take place.
Los Angeles Times22d
California, Arizona and Nevada all agree: The Trump administration needs to fix a key Colorado River dam
The Colorado River’s decline threatens hydropower at Glen Canyon Dam. Now, officials are looking at retooling the dam to deal with low water levels. Feb. 18, 2023 In response to questions about ...