KSL

Coalition warns Colorado River could drop to critical lows, calls for 9 urgent reforms

The Colorado River could reach dangerously low levels as soon as next year under dry conditions, and environmental groups say ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Lake Powell continues to drop as Colorado River experiences ‘unprecedented drought’

Families flocking to Lake Powell for summer vacations will find closed and less accessible boat ramps in the coming weeks. Water levels continue to drop as “unprecedented drought” plagues the Colorado ...
The Denver Post

Foundation for shared Colorado River may be cracking to the megadrought (Opinion)

Driven in part by the ongoing western megadrought, the foundation governing how Colorado River water is shared may be cracking, threatening drinking water supplies for millions from Denver to Los ...
ABC15 Arizona

New report warns Colorado River storage could hit critical lows by 2026

A new analysis is warning that water stored in the Colorado River’s two largest reservoirs — Lake Mead and Lake Powell — could fall to critically low levels in just one year if current water use ...
Water Education Colorado

Rain in southwestern Colorado raises rivers to levels unseen since the 1970s, water stored in one reservoir doubles

Tropical storms that drenched southwestern Colorado caused rivers to swell to levels unseen since the 1970s and doubled the ...
E&E

Colorado River negotiations teeter over future water use

“They’re asking me to give up the future we were promised and to make promises that I can’t keep,” a Wyoming official said. Disagreements over whether states in the Colorado River Basin should agree ...
AZ Central

Scottsdale dropped hints of our water future. You need to know what they mean | Opinion

Negotiations over post-2026 Colorado River water cuts are again at a standstill. Additional water cuts are needed, though it's unclear how deep they'll go or who will take them. Many Phoenix-area ...
Colorado Public Radio

The Colorado River is officially positive for invasive zebra mussels

The invasive zebra mussel species is spreading across Colorado and could eventually impact drinking water, agriculture and ecosystems if they aren’t eradicated — something experts say is really hard ...
NPR

How tiny dams repair cottonwood trees damaged by giant dams along the Colorado River

Giant dams built to conserve the Colorado River have nearly wiped out nearby native cottonwood trees, causing big ecosystem disruption. Tiny dams built to mimic those built by beavers could bring them ...
The Durango Herald

Colorado River Program’s new director ‘cautiously hopeful’ about interstate negotiations

Future water management cannot be organized how it is presently or as it was in the past, said Celene Hawkins, Durango resident and The Nature Conservancy’s new Colorado River Program director. The ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

‘No water available’: Coalition warns Colorado River could drop to critical lows, calls for 9 urgent reforms

The Colorado River could reach dangerously low levels as soon as next year under dry conditions, and environmental groups say leaders aren’t acting quickly enough to address the crisis. To mark the ...