Governors of Colorado River states summoned to D.C. in hopes of breaking negotiations impasse Polis plans to attend meeting January 26, 2026
Colorado River Program’s new director ‘cautiously hopeful’ about interstate negotiations Hawkins practiced in tribal nation projects, conservation efforts August 22, 2025
Frozen federal funding halts water conservation projects in Colorado Lawmakers sign bipartisan letter urging release of funds August 6, 2025
Colorado commits $20 million to help purchase historic Colorado River water rights on the Western Slope Colorado Water Conservation Board funding brings the deal to buy Shoshone Power Plant water rights from Xcel Energy one step… February 5, 2024
Officials propose historic agreement to permanently include tribes in Colorado River matters representatives from across the Colorado River Basin highlighted their main priorities this month. Being treated fairly was a big one December 27, 2023
Expect a messy compromise on the future of the Colorado River, negotiators say in Las Vegas Representatives from each of the seven Colorado River Basin states said a long-term fix will likely be flawed and judged… December 17, 2023
Colorado River tributaries receive restoration funding from Forever Our Rivers Foundation will work throughout the fall and summer to treat invasive plants May 21, 2023
Lorelei Cloud is first-ever tribal member on Colorado’s top water board Cloud, a Southern Ute tribal member, breaks down her ideas on water issues, basin tensions and possible collaborations April 28, 2023
Colorado legislature plans to form Colorado River task force Legislative leadership are looking to a 15-member task force to recommend solutions April 20, 2023
What Colorado water officials think of the federal government’s proposed Colorado River cuts water agencies say the onus is on Lower Basin states to carve a path forward April 18, 2023
Colorado River Basin reservoirs still face grim outlook despite healthy snowpack snow accumulation offers water officials a breather as they face the basin’s long-term drought April 4, 2023
Food and water: A future that is one and the same Efficient use is conservation, say farmers at Southwestern Water Conservation District’s annual seminar April 3, 2023
Lawmakers highlight harms of Utah oil train project again Bennet, Neguse go to EPA about proposed Uinta Basin railway March 29, 2023
Heavy snowfall a boon to cloud seeding in Southwest Colorado – until it isn’t has received so much snow that operations have ceased March 27, 2023
Program to cut Colorado River water use shuffles forward is a key strategy in the Upper Basin’s plan to conserve water and help replenish reservoirs and rivers in the… March 22, 2023
Feds want Supreme Court to end Navajo fight for Colorado River water says it doesn't receive enough water, and the federal government is at fault March 20, 2023
Water conservation remains a huge concern in the West, annual Colorado College poll shows State of the Rockies project’s 13th annual poll found that Coloradans and other western states are still on high alert… February 16, 2023
Upper Colorado River states land $125 million for pilot conservation program amid drought crisis major expansion of a previous experiment will be one of Colorado’s biggest contributions to emergency use cuts on the troubled… February 14, 2023
California is lone holdout in Colorado River cuts proposal would result in about 2 million acre-feet of cuts in Lower Basin, with smaller reductions in Upper Basin February 1, 2023
Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks emails obtained by The Associated Press, one water manager said, ‘We're all headed to a very dark place.’ January 30, 2023
Water managers across drought-stricken West agree on one thing: ‘This is going to be painful’ Receding reservoirs give a clear view of the hard choices ahead December 21, 2022
Conferees told Colorado River action ‘absolutely critical’ A buoy sits high and dry on cracked earth previously under the waters of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead… December 19, 2022
Colorado River water users convening amid crisis concerns Experts say system is in ‘dire condition’ December 13, 2022
State of unease: Colorado basin tribes without water rights Garnett Querta wipes sweat from his head while hauling water on the Hualapai reservation Aug. 15, near Peach Springs, Ariz.… October 1, 2022
