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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Arizona senators say federal funding freeze is putting Colorado River at risk
Colorado River conservation programs have stopped receiving money from the federal government, despite temporary restraining ...
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Colorado River District to provide updates on top water challenges, priorities this spring
This spring, the Colorado River District will be hitting 11 communities in western Colorado to discuss water issues facing ...
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Water is the other US-Mexico border crisis, and the supply crunch is getting worse
Immigration and border security will be the likely focus of U.S.-Mexico relations under the new Trump administration. But ...
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The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
“It’s also calcium, magnesium, potassium, sulfate, bicarbonate — all these other compounds that dissolve into the water contribute to salinity,” Hoblitzell said. The Colorado River in its ...
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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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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Trump spending slash could put Colorado River conservation in 'world of hurt'
Water flows along the All-American Canal near Winterhaven, California. The canal conveys water from the Colorado River into the Imperial Valley of Southern California. A provision of the now ...
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Future water conservation program almost guaranteed in Upper Basin
“I think it’s almost guaranteed,” said Amy Haas, executive director of the Colorado River Authority of Utah. Paying water users to cut back is not a new concept in the Upper Basin. In ...