Federal water managers are scrambling to write new rules for the Colorado River before current operating guidelines expire at the end of 2026, but none of the alternatives on the table address a basic ...

Major cuts in Colorado River water use will likely be needed next year in Arizona and other Western states, several experts ...

Forecasts keep going from bad to worse for water in the West, and a new report released Friday brought more bad news for the ...

Extended warm weather across the Colorado River basin could reduce the amount of water delivered during spring runoff to a third of normal, according to federal forecasters.

A warm, dry winter has left the Colorado River Basin with the prospect for one of the lowest runoff seasons in a quarter ...

A wicked snow drought picked a bad year to plague the West, with the Colorado River already reeling. Arizona's local supplies are faring better.

The general manager of the Colorado River District says that despite blown deadlines, a deal between states is still possible ...

Last month's precipitation improved Utah's water outlook somewhat, but Lake Powell's and Great Salt Lake's tributaries are ...

Instead, Nevada posits that the so-called “upper initial units,” or upstream reservoirs such as Flaming Gorge, Navajo and Aspinall, should be the first line of defense to keep water flowing through ...

With little progress in the Colorado River negotiations, some water experts are looking to a conservation program — featuring pools of invisible water and some accounting magic — as a possible path ...

One key complaint by California, Arizona and Nevada centers on Glen Canyon Dam, the reservoir that forms Lake Powell on the ...

Colorado River states blew through another federal deadline to renegotiate river operations, as the worst drought in 1,200 years continues.