Colorado’s “doozy” of a water year ends with moisture in forecast
Water year 2026 is coming to an end, and good riddance. Colorado water officials base their calendars on…
Lake Powell Water Crisis Sees Emergency Releases Continue
Officials in the Upper Colorado River Basin have agreed that emergency releases from Flaming Gorge Reservoir should continue…
Can Lake Powell and Lake Mead Be Saved? The Ideas Reshaping the Debate
With negotiations over future Colorado River operations still unresolved and water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell…
Lake Mead, Lake Powell Face ‘System Crash’ by 2028, Scientists Warn
The Colorado River system is on track for a potential “system crash” within the next few years, according…
Colorado River Faces ‘Devastating Consequences’ If Another Dry Winter Lands, Experts Warn
Another warm, arid winter could leave Colorado River reservoirs nearly dry. That is one of the projections a…
Federal plans for Colorado River may not work under extreme drought
The multitude of water managers tasked with overseeing the drying Colorado River system stand at a dire crossroads.…
Colorado’s drought may be severe and prolonged (Opinion)
We are two and a half decades into the Southwest’s most severe drought of the last 1,200 years,…
Colorado River projected to deliver a third of normal water supplies
Extended warm weather across the Colorado River basin may reduce the amount of water delivered during the spring…
Feds pursue own Colorado River management plans with states at impasse
Absent a crucial but elusive consensus among the seven Colorado River states, federal authorities are forging ahead with…
Colorado drought intensifies as streamflows wither amid wildfires
Drought and long, hot summer days are sucking Western Colorado’s rivers dry, parching farm fields and fueling the…