| 单词 | Colorado River |
| 例句 | Everyone who had a part in shutting off the flow of the Colorado River into California is facing criminal prosecution. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Dad checked in with three text messages before we’d crossed the Colorado River. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He made a brief excursion up the Bill Williams River, a tributary of the Colorado, then continued downstream through the Colorado River Indian Reservation, the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A reconnaissance mission reveals, however, that Alex has merely run back into the bed of the now dead and dry Colorado River. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the most spectacular fish kills of recent years occurred in the Colorado River below Austin, Texas, in 1961. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was near the Colorado River, founded back in the nineteenth century by some guy who figured he could get rich turning the desert into farmland. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “That was the coastline. Through the years the water flowing from the Colorado River got so polluted, the whales died.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Canyon has been created by the Colorado River flowing through the Arizona desert and digging an ever deepening trench, which is now nearly a mile deep and many miles across. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He dug a bunch of irrigation ditches that drained water out of the Colorado River to grow lettuce and grapes and broccoli right there in the middle of all the cactus and sagebrush. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z California Native American hunter-gatherers traded with Native American farmers in the Colorado River valley. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Which means that the Colorado River won’t even reach California anymore. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Overjoyed upon reaching the Colorado River,” McCandless wrote in his journal. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the Colorado River from Needles, the dark and jagged ramparts of Arizona stood up against the sky, and behind them the huge tilted plain rising toward the backbone of the continent again. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z By that time I would be long gone— out of the desert and across the Colorado River. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Mediterranean swims in Greece and Turkey are popular, but tour destinations range from Lake Powell on the Colorado River to the Arctic Circle in Norway. In Turkey, Adventure Travel Takes the Plunge 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z A 7.1-mile hike descending 4,860 feet to the Colorado River offers what are arguably the best views of any trail of the Grand Canyon, but are short on shade and completely lacking water . At the Grand Canyon, a cancer survivor rises to the challenge of a rim-to-rim-to-rim hike 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The canyon itself, created by erosion from the Colorado River, is relatively new, dating from about 6.5 million years ago. Four destinations that feel like geologic theme parks 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Grand Canyon National Park encompasses 277 square miles of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands. Four destinations that feel like geologic theme parks 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Designed by Texas artist Margie Crisp, the poster features cliff swallows flying over the Colorado River. Laura Bush announces Texas Book Festival lineup 2012-09-12T21:49:09Z From the denatured Colorado River delta to abalone fisheries along China’s Fujian coast, the filmmakers find a species in thrall to H2O and largely heedless of the consequences of its unnatural manipulation. Movie Review: ‘Watermark’ Explores the Human Relationship With Water 2014-04-04T00:07:20Z Alonga notes, however, that “California’s share of the Colorado River’s runoff already has declined considerably in recent decades, and is likely to decline further in the future regardless.” An independent California isn’t that wacky of an Idea 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Moviemakers focused their cameras on the nearby Colorado River — now experiencing a water shortage for the first time — and called it the Rio Grande. In Utah, celebrating eight decades at five national parks 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Alma Har’el’s surreal “Bombay Beach” examines a crumbling bohemian community on the edge of the Salton Sea, the lake created in the California desert by the flooded Colorado River. Critic?s Notebook: Tribeca Turns 10: Films on Rebels, Rock and Real Life 2011-04-14T12:00:00Z The Colorado River is already spoken for, every acre-foot of it —totally oversubscribed. T Magazine: The Life Aquatic 2010-12-02T18:05:00Z Yates was an incredible physical presence at Firefly, dunking on phantom Nerf hoops, rowing imaginary kayaks down the Colorado River and executing one-man cheerleading routines at the pep rally in his mind. Perspective | Turnstile, the soaring hardcore band of the moment, has a reminiscent sound that pushes us forward in time 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z When Mr. Rustagi got down on one knee near a 150-year old cypress tree that overlooked the Colorado River, Ms. Yearly knelt to hug him, said “yes” and handed him a card. In Clark Kent Mode, He Was Still Super Appealing 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Eric Kuhn’s agency representing Colorado River interests on the opposite side of the Rockies and Trout Unlimited, a powerful national alliance of anglers, a kind of Greenpeace of American freshwater fisheries, among them. Smarter urban water: how dammed Denver turned to ridiculing waste 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z California receives about 14 percent of its water from the Colorado River, and losing access would put a strain on Southern California municipal and agricultural water districts in places like the Imperial Valley. An independent California isn’t that wacky of an Idea 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z This is the confluence, not quite two hundred miles upstream, of the main Colorado River and the turquoise waters of the Little Colorado River. The Grand Canyon Needs to Be Saved By Every Generation 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Dwight Eisenhower thought this valley, the headwaters of the Colorado River, to be the best fly-fishing in the country. Letters: Crowd-Free Colorado 2011-06-17T18:55:00Z The Colorado River, flowing fast and brown after several days of rain, is 20 feet below. At the Grand Canyon, a cancer survivor rises to the challenge of a rim-to-rim-to-rim hike 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Department of Energy effort to move 16 million tons of uranium tailings from the banks of the Colorado River to a permanent disposal site near Crescent Junction. On the rocks, with ice: Utah’s national parks just as spectacular in the offseason 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Our tour started in SoCo and headed north over the Colorado River on the Congress Avenue Bridge. ‘I could never live in Texas. This is Austin.’ — A four-day getaway to the capital city. 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z It reportedly starts near the Arizona border and travels by notable California landmarks and cities like the Colorado River, National Trails Highway, San Bernardino and Los Angeles. US Bicycle Route System expands with 2,903 miles of new cycling trails across 5 states 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z The Wednesday plan is to knock out the 3½ easy miles to Monument Creek, drop our packs and hike a mile — and 1,000 vertical feet — down to the Colorado River. A father-son backpacking trip in the Grand Canyon is an introduction to adventure 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Citing similar conditions in Utah and Arizona, Brian Merrill, chief executive officer of Western River Expeditions, predicts one of the best rafting years of the past 50 in the Colorado River Basin. In Transit: A Banner Season for Whitewater Rafting 2011-06-02T16:58:35Z Last year Kayak Powell also started arranging boat shuttles upriver with a local fishing guide or with Colorado River Discovery, a small sightseeing company. The U.S. Issue: The Mighty Colorado at a Glide 2010-05-14T21:08:00Z McBride, a native Coloradan who shoots for National Geographic, has been documenting the Colorado River for a decade, sometimes from a perch in an ultralight aircraft. The Grand Canyon Needs to Be Saved By Every Generation 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Southwest's 22-year megadrought has been determined the driest in 1,200 years, and is contributing to the water crisis in the Colorado River Basin. Dairy, drought and the drying of the American West 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z I anticipate questions about the wren’s singing, the mighty Colorado River or the towering cliffs of the Grand Canyon, through which we’re floating. A river guide lays out the dos and don’ts of rafting etiquette 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z A truly unforgettable guided float up the Colorado River through the geologically unique Glen Canyon between sheer sandstone walls that rise hundreds of feet to either side. In northern Arizona, ups and downs in the land of canyons 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Glenwood Springs was an odd place to start getting away from it all — a full-blown tourist town of knickknack shops, rafting companies and restaurants on the Colorado River. Casting in Colorado, Away From the Crowds 2012-08-22T19:37:27Z The ongoing megadrought in the lower Colorado River basin states has changed the availability of irrigation water supplies, and many almond growers face having to cut down their trees. What’s for dinner? Protein — and its large water footprint 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z A short drive from the Austin airport, the resort’s tin-roofed limestone buildings hug the shoreline of the placid Colorado River. Girls' Getaway: Lake Austin Spa Resort 2010-12-29T20:50:20.993Z Between the rim and the Colorado River are almost 40 layers of rock, ranging in color from white to red, pink, orange, gray and black. At the Grand Canyon, a cancer survivor rises to the challenge of a rim-to-rim-to-rim hike 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z After a morning stop for the wide-angle view of the canyon and slices of the Colorado River at Mather Point, we boarded bikes for a guided tour along Hermit Road with Bright Angel Bicycles. Four seasons, four stunning national parks 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z There's a scenic commute for concertgoers here, who take a boat ride to the Colorado River Grotto to see a concert against a spectacular backdrop of red-hued rocks. Summer Stages: Classical 2010-05-07T21:59:00Z The Colorado River winds through it for 277 miles, longer than the distance between Washington, D.C., and New York City. Millions-year-old Grand Canyon became a national treasure 100 years ago 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The internment camp, located on the Colorado River Indian Reservation, was the result of Executive Order 9066, which President Franklin Roosevelt signed on February 19, 1942. The Japanese-American Artist Who Went to the Camps to Help 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z The trail ends unceremoniously at an asphalt road, across which the Colorado River lazes by, along the path of least resistance, unbothered by whatever obstacles rise in its path. Colorado adds a challenging new mountain biking adventure 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Where, when, why: In May, we ran the rapids of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in wooden dories. A grand six-day adventure running the Grand Canyon rapids 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Austin has about 250 live music venues, he said, ranging from Austin City Limits to clubs on Red River Street, north of the Colorado River. ‘I could never live in Texas. This is Austin.’ — A four-day getaway to the capital city. 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z We were on a five-day Road Scholar tour for grandparents and grandchildren, which also included rafting on the Colorado River. Road Scholar’s trips for kids and their grandparents provide a rare bonding experience 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Chief among the cattle-feed grown throughout western U.S. and Colorado River Basin states is alfalfa, the fourth largest U.S. field crop by acreage. Dairy, drought and the drying of the American West 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z The morning of our tour, we drove a convenient three minutes from our hotel, perched on a rim overlooking the Colorado River’s massive Glen Canyon Dam, to the tour agency’s office in downtown Page. She finally got to the Southwest’s most-photographed slot canyon. And it left her speechless. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z The Grand Canyon’s Colorado River faces the prospect of a uranium mine and other development. Can Montana’s Smith River Survive a Nearby Mine? 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z The book, which tells the story of the Columbine High School massacre of 1999, opens with this understated answer: “It started with two births/ as quiet as pinpricks/ two translucent ripples/ in the Colorado River.” Review | Gun violence, loss, grief and love: Three poets grapple with emotional turmoil 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z We grabbed beers and ice packs and clapped each other on the back or stuck aching feet into the rushing Colorado River. A Grand Canyon and slot-canyon challenge for the mostly over-the-hill set It would have freed up hours to hike more of the Colorado River valley and to sink beers in the craft breweries of Flagstaff. Views you don’t get on the freeway … across America by train 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Twice as steep and 100 times the average volume of those found on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, to say it's a dangerous mission is an understatement. Kendal Mountain festival – adventure film round-up 2012-11-13T09:09:09Z The summer rafting trips through the canyon on the Colorado River are highly recommended, but they are booked through 2019. On an Arizona Road Trip, Miles of Family Firsts 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z In the history of cross-border insults, it ranks with Pancho Villa’s 1916 raid on Columbus, New Mexico, and the U.S. government’s Harmon Doctrine denying Mexico’s right to water from the Rio Grande or Colorado River. Border fence’s devastating toll 2012-09-18T22:00:00Z Occupying roughly 490,000 square miles, it extends from the Colorado River in the north to Tierra del Fuego in the south. | Explorer: In Argentina, Glaciers by Way of Patagonia 2011-09-16T18:55:00Z Since planning this Utah vacation, I had been coming across aerial photos of a gooseneck turn in the Colorado River that weaves among striated cliffs. On the rocks, with ice: Utah’s national parks just as spectacular in the offseason 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z It’s about one mile to the Colorado River. At the Grand Canyon, a cancer survivor rises to the challenge of a rim-to-rim-to-rim hike 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z More adventurous visitors hike or ride mules to the canyon floor a mile below, or raft down the Colorado River, whose currents carved the canyon millions of years ago. Millions-year-old Grand Canyon became a national treasure 100 years ago 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The film, narrated by the actor Mark Rylance, surveys the Colorado River’s history and ecology, as well as the people whose lives and livelihoods it affects. Review: ‘The Colorado,’ a Music-Driven Eco-Documentary 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z The car’s floor-to-ceiling windows offered the best possible views across the Rocky Mountains, the Colorado River Valley, the Continental Divide, the Sierra Nevada and the green forests of Northern California. Sharing Stories, and a View, Aboard the California Zephyr 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z A truly unforgettable guided float up the Colorado River through the geologically unique Glen Canyon between sheer sandstone walls that rise hundreds of feet to either side. In northern Arizona, ups and downs in the land of canyons 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Our expedition group launched at Lee’s Ferry, two hours north of Flagstaff, and traveled 84 miles down the Colorado River through the Canyon. A grand six-day adventure running the Grand Canyon rapids 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Each October, members take part in a 34-mile ceremonial run that begins at the base of the mountain and continues all the way to Needles, ending with a plunge in the icy Colorado River. ‘The Place Where Shamans Dream’: Safeguarding Spirit Mountain 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z For as long as companies can harvest ample water from underground aquifers or from the Colorado River, they’re likely to keep growing it wherever they can and water sources across the region will keep dwindling. Arizona is evicting a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the thirsty crop isn’t going anywhere 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z One of the 15 private companies that contract with the National Park Service to provide Colorado River trips from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek. Older adventurers stay young at heart rafting the Grand Canyon’s rapids 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Tesla’s fortunes are soaring that day and he announces a new Tesla gigafactory in Austin, Texas, promising it will be “an ecological paradise” on the Colorado River with hiking and biking, open to the public. Elon Musk, Blasting Off in Domestic Bliss 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z The trail offers access to the lower Colorado River from several launch sites, the most impressive of which is surely the Hoover Dam. National Parks Gear Up for Summer Rush 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Of the surviving three vintage cataract boats on the Colorado River, only one remains in use today, the “Sandra,” and we were sitting in it. National Parks, 100 Years In 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z The story stays close to “The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons,” Powell’s published record of the historic journey he organized for the United States government. Review: ‘Men on Boats’ Blurs Genders in Recalling John Wesley Powell’s Expedition 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z An infant floating down the Colorado River in a basket. Lin-Manuel Miranda on ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ and Movie Musicals 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z The average temperature at the Colorado River in July is 106. At the Grand Canyon, a cancer survivor rises to the challenge of a rim-to-rim-to-rim hike 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z It took the Colorado River between 3 and 6 million years to carve this canyon. At the Grand Canyon, a cancer survivor rises to the challenge of a rim-to-rim-to-rim hike 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The organization sponsors “Challenge Events” for students, including a hike up Mount Kilimanjaro, swims to Alcatraz Island and braving rapids on the Colorado River. A blind woman just piloted an airplane across the country 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Out West, things look dire for the Colorado River and the 40 million people who depend on it. 5 reasons global warming is more terrifying than you think 2012-12-18T14:38:00Z The drought in the Southwest is affecting the ability of water managers for the Colorado River Basin to provide all the water needed to cities and farms. What you eat has a water footprint — here's why it matters 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z About 20 miles outside of Yuma, across the Colorado River in California in the Buttercup Valley, are these epic sand dunes that ripple and fold like the leathery skin of a sleeping monster. Greetings from Tatooine, Arizona 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z “Men on Boats,” about the 1869 Powell Expedition down the Colorado River into the Grand Canyon, has a cast of 10 — all women playing male historical figures. At Clubbed Thumb, Nurturing a Theater of the Weird 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Highlights and high points: The Yampa is the only remaining naturally flowing major tributary in the Colorado River system. What a Trip: Merrily down the Yampa River The amusement park is surrounded by state-owned public land on a mountain above the Colorado River in western Colorado. 911 call shows man suspected in plan to attack Colorado amusement park was found dead near a ride 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The park is located on a mountain above the Colorado River in western Colorado. Heavily armed man with explosives found dead at Colorado amusement park prompting weekend search 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z By banking more backup supplies, the project is also intended to help Southern California reduce reliance on the overburdered Colorado River, where depleted reservoirs remain at low levels. A new SoCal underground water storage project aims to keep supplies flowing during drought 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z States that rely on the Colorado River agreed on a proposal for cutting water use. Arrowhead bottled water company sues to continue piping from California forest 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Already, the three states have lowered their water use, said Tom Buschatzke, director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the state’s representative on Colorado River issues. Federal officials say plan for water cuts from 3 Western states is enough to protect Colorado River 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The Colorado River’s two largest reservoirs remain at low levels, even after rising with runoff from this year’s snowpack. Feds say Colorado River water cuts are sufficient to stave off immediate risks 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z In California, the company owns 3,375 acres of farmland near Blythe, where it pays the Palo Verde Irrigation District a flat rate for Colorado River water to irrigate its alfalfa fields. Saudi firm that grows hay in California and Arizona to lose farm leases over water issue 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The water department had workers manually open valves and let untreated water from the Colorado River and Boulder Creek into pipes to restore pressure, which allowed firefighting but also meant contamination in the system. When Kula needed water to stop wildfire, it got a trickle. Many other US cities are also vulnerable 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z People with permits to hike in the backcountry or raft on the Colorado River could still go, but no new permits were issued. Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Hamby said he looks forward to “using that momentum to start to build what the next 20 years looks like on the Colorado River.” Federal officials say plan for water cuts from 3 Western states is enough to protect Colorado River 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The Colorado River provides water for cities, farms and tribal nations across seven states from Wyoming to Southern California, as well northern Mexico. Feds say Colorado River water cuts are sufficient to stave off immediate risks 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z People with permits to hike in the backcountry or raft on the Colorado River could still go, but no new permits were issued during that period. Arizona, Utah will pay to keep national parks open if government shutdown occurs 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Last year, for the first time, people managing the Colorado River announced that there wasn’t enough water. US West’s ‘Megadrought’ is Worst in 1,200 Years 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z In the US, many states that use water from the Colorado River are struggling with low water levels. Droughts Cause Problems Around the World 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z On Monday, California, Arizona, and Nevada reached an agreement to cut back on the amount of water they take from the Colorado River. Wildfires Cause Serious Problems in Canada 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z On Monday, California, Arizona, and Nevada reached an agreement to cut back on the amount of water they take from the Colorado River. Deal Reached to Cut Colorado River Water Use 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z It’s similar to the two-decade drought that has choked the Colorado River and left Nevada’s Lake Mead at 34% of capacity. Granderson: The Panama Canal is running dry. That's the U.S.'s fault and the U.S.'s problem 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Rising salinity, exacerbated by a shrinking freshwater supply from the chronically drought-plagued Colorado River, has made the Salton Sea uninhabitable for many aquatic species. California’s Salton Sea eyed for lithium extraction with new tech 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The country’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are fed by the Colorado River. Droughts Cause Problems Around the World 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z The Colorado River is at a breaking point. As Colorado River shrinks, California farmers urge 'one-dam solution' 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Those are two of the largest reservoirs on the Colorado River. Deal Reached to Cut Colorado River Water Use 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Phantom Ranch and the immediate vicinity — all reachable only by a long hike or mule ride from the canyon rim or by raft on the Colorado River — are the only areas of the park affected. Grand Canyon officials warn E. coli has been found in water near Phantom Ranch at bottom of canyon 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z And some scientists have projected that the Colorado River, which serves about 40 million people, could lose about one-fourth of its flow by 2050 as the climate gets hotter and drier. California is working on solutions to worsening climate change. Will they be enough? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The two largest reservoirs in the US, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are fed by the Colorado River. Droughts Cause Problems Around the World 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z The 30 tribes in the Colorado River Basin have also been weighing in on proposals for changing how the river is managed, and have been demanding they be included in negotiations among the states. As Colorado River shrinks, California farmers urge 'one-dam solution' 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z The Colorado River is the main source of water for about 40 million people in the western United States. Deal Reached to Cut Colorado River Water Use 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z “What we did the last hundred years was great, but we know that the Colorado River is drying up,” Hagekhalil said. Southern California’s ‘water doctor’ pushes for transformation to adapt to climate change 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The Kieltys were invited to a vacation home on the Colorado River just a few days before his cardiac arrest. 'You’re acting as his pulse': 911 dispatcher's voice helped O.C. woman focus on aiding husband 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z There is a risk of tornadoes from mid-morning through Sunday evening in parts of the Colorado River Valley, Mojave Desert and Imperial Valley. California braces for arrival of Hurricane Hilary 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z The Colorado River’s flow has declined dramatically since 2000, and research has shown that global warming driven by the burning of fossil fuels has worsened the long stretch of extremely dry years. As Colorado River shrinks, California farmers urge 'one-dam solution' 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z By the time the weakened Hurricane Hilary hits SoCal, it will likely cover the entire region, from the Ocean in Los Angeles County to the Colorado River, forecasters say. Hurricane Hilary evacuations: Catalina and San Bernardino Mountain communities 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z That recycled water is intended to help offset declines in supplies from the shrinking Colorado River — a goal that agencies in Nevada and Arizona have supported by contributing money for the planning work. Southern California’s ‘water doctor’ pushes for transformation to adapt to climate change 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z PAGE, Ariz. — The National Park Service will renew efforts to rid an area of the Colorado River in northern Arizona of invasive fish by killing them with a chemical treatment, the agency said Friday. Chemical treatment to be deployed against invasive fish in Colorado River 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z County shoreline to as far east as the Colorado River. Hurricane Hilary likely so big it will cover all of Southern California, forecasters say 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z The treatment will require a weekend closure of the Colorado River slough, a cobble bar area surrounding the backwater where the smallmouth bass were found and a short stretch up and downstream. Chemical treatment to be deployed against invasive fish in Colorado River 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Despite a wet winter this year, the long-term outlook for the Colorado River is bleak. Phoenix northwest? Climate change migrants could be headed our way 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z He said that will be driven by expected long-term declines in available supplies from the Colorado River and the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, a gap that will need to be filled with other supplies. Southern California’s ‘water doctor’ pushes for transformation to adapt to climate change 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The analysis by researchers with the World Resources Institute found that all seven states that rely on the Colorado River face high or extremely high water stress. Colorado River Basin ranks among the world's most water-stressed regions, analysis finds 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The storm’s path could also move slightly to the east, which would put the eye over the Colorado River, and reduce impact on L.A. Hurricane Hilary likely so big it will cover all of Southern California, forecasters say 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Due to climate change and drought, Lake Powell, a key Colorado River reservoir, dropped to historically low levels last year, making it no longer as much of an obstacle to the smallmouth bass. Chemical treatment to be deployed against invasive fish in Colorado River 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Now Phoenix depends on the Colorado River for 40% of its water supply. Phoenix northwest? Climate change migrants could be headed our way 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z An unusually wet winter and federal largesse helped create a short-term Colorado River accord and gave California time to prepare for the hammer drop in 2026. Opinion: This idea could save California billions of gallons of water while generating clean energy 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z “When I put the results on a map, the first thing I saw was the Colorado River Basin,” said Samantha Kuzma, the nonprofit group’s data lead for the assessment, called the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas. Colorado River Basin ranks among the world's most water-stressed regions, analysis finds 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The tribe gets Colorado River water through the same aqueduct system that delivers river water to Arizona’s major cities. Federal officials plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River. Here’s what to expect 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Years of overuse by farms and cities and the effects of drought worsened by climate change has meant much less water flows today through the Colorado River than in previous decades. Federal officials plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River. Here’s what to expect 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Phoenix’s water came from snowmelt to reservoirs northeast of the city, not a drop from the Colorado River. Phoenix northwest? Climate change migrants could be headed our way 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z “These trains would run directly alongside the headwaters of the Colorado River — a vital water supply,” U.S. Utah’s multibillion dollar oil train proposal chugs along amid environment and derailment concerns 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z “But if you were only to count the Colorado River Basin, it would be one of the most water-stressed countries in the world,” Kuzma said. Colorado River Basin ranks among the world's most water-stressed regions, analysis finds 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The announcement follows a 15-year endeavor from a coalition of tribes to protect the region from uranium mining that has polluted the Colorado River. A win for Indigenous rights as Biden grants Grand Canyon area national monument status 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The plan, likely be finalized in 2024, would mean cuts for California’s Imperial Irrigation District, the largest user of Colorado River water. Federal officials plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River. Here’s what to expect 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The national monument lands include deep canyons with creeks and streams that eventually flow into the Colorado River, which provides drinking water to millions of people across the Southwest. Grand Canyon Gains New Million-Acre Monument 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z “An oil spill in the Colorado River headwaters would be catastrophic.” Utah’s multibillion dollar oil train proposal chugs along amid environment and derailment concerns 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z In the Colorado River Basin, Matthews said, the data are simply “validating truths already self-evident.” Colorado River Basin ranks among the world's most water-stressed regions, analysis finds 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The Havasupai tribe lives in the Grand Canyon and has lobbied to protect its lands from uranium mining, saying it would damage their ancestral home and the Colorado River watershed. Biden designates tribal lands in Grand Canyon as a national monument 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The tribe gets Colorado River water through the the same aqueduct system that delivers river water to Arizona’s major cities. Federal officials plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River. Here’s what to expect 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The site encompasses natural habitat for the critically endangered California condor, and it is an important watershed for the Colorado River, which provides water to 40 million Americans. 1 million acres near Grand Canyon to become new national monument 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The Northwest isn’t experiencing anything like the bathtub rings on the drought-stricken Colorado River. Climate change is making PNW hydropower less reliable 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The federal government is opening negotiations on long-term plans for the Colorado River. Colorado River Basin ranks among the world's most water-stressed regions, analysis finds 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Grand Canyon West is located in northern Mohave County on the west side of the Grand Canyon and the South Rim of the Colorado River. 1 dies, over 50 others hurt in tour bus rollover at Grand Canyon West 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Farmers use between 70% and 80% of all water in the Colorado River system, but this week’s announcement is not expected to change much for most of them. Federal officials plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River. Here’s what to expect 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z For much of the last 23 years, the Colorado River has been ravaged by unrelenting dryness, its reservoirs falling to their lowest levels since they were filled. Colorado River losing vast amounts of water due to warming climate, study finds 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Two of our nation’s critical lifelines—the Rio Grande and the Colorado River—are shrinking tragically with every passing day. Every drop counts in America’s waterways crisis 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z The Gila River Indian Tribe received funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Act to install solar on their canals in an effort to save water to ease stress on the Colorado River. Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren’t they widespread? 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z The leadership change comes as the states, cities and farmers that rely on the Colorado River struggle to decide how to reduce their use. US Interior Department chooses new water and science deputy to focus on drought resilience 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z In August 2021, one farming district in Arizona’s Pinal County outside of Phoenix lost almost its entire Colorado River water supply. Federal officials plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River. Here’s what to expect 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Bass said he was surprised to see how sensitive the Colorado River Basin is to warming compared to other watersheds in the western U.S. Colorado River losing vast amounts of water due to warming climate, study finds 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z McBride knows firsthand about the water crisis in the West, as he has documented it in his award-winning film, Chasing Water, and book, The Colorado River: Flowing Through Conflict. Every drop counts in America’s waterways crisis 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z These peppers are typically grown under irrigation, with a lot of water drawn from the Colorado River — which has reached unprecedented low levels over recent years, Ortega said. Got Sriracha? The price for a bottle of Huy Fong’s iconic hot sauce gets spicy with supplies short 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z A senior Interior Department official who has had a key role in negotiations over the shrinking Colorado River plans to step down from the job next week. Interior Department official with key role in Colorado River talks is stepping down 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z But that was largely because of improved conditions for rivers in Northern California that supply the district with most of its water in addition to the Colorado River. Federal officials plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River. Here’s what to expect 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Jonathan Overpeck, a climate scientist at the University of Michigan who wasn’t involved in the study, said the research makes a valuable contribution by detailing the changes affecting the Colorado River. Colorado River losing vast amounts of water due to warming climate, study finds 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z A photographer and Colorado native, McBride's mission is to raise awareness for the Colorado River and all American rivers, or arteries, as he refers to them. Every drop counts in America’s waterways crisis 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Anne Castle, who held Trujillo’s position from 2009 to 2014, said the job has gotten “substantially more difficult” in recent years because of the rapid decline in available water supplies for Colorado River users. Interior Department official with key role in Colorado River talks is stepping down 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Before joining Interior, Trujillo worked on Colorado River issues in jobs including executive director of the Colorado River Board of California. Interior Department official with key role in Colorado River talks is stepping down 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Guidelines that dictate how Colorado River water is allocated expire in 2026. Federal officials plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River. Here’s what to expect 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z “It’s all about using water a lot more wisely, and using Colorado River water less,” Overpeck said. Colorado River losing vast amounts of water due to warming climate, study finds 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z The once mighty Colorado River has been drying out for the last twenty years due to overuse and historic drought. Every drop counts in America’s waterways crisis 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Before joining Interior, Trujillo was executive director of the Colorado River Board of California. Interior Department official with key role in Colorado River talks is stepping down 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z The Colorado River is the source of drinking water for roughly 40 million people and is currently experiencing a historic drought. In the wake of the East Palestine disaster, other train towns wonder: Are we next? 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z “We have a generational set of agreements coming up,” said Bill Hasencamp, manager of Colorado River resources for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Federal officials plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River. Here’s what to expect 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Average temperatures in the Colorado River Basin have already risen about 2.7 degrees, according to the study, which was published in the journal Water Resources Research. Colorado River losing vast amounts of water due to warming climate, study finds 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z “This remarkable river system supports over 5 million acres of farmland, where 95 percent of our winter vegetables come from. If you like eating salads, you are eating the Colorado River.” Every drop counts in America’s waterways crisis 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z The first was rising salinity — Colorado River water, naturally high in salt, entered the lake as irrigation runoff and then evaporated, leaving the salt behind. Scientists warned of a Salton Sea disaster. No one listened 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The water — available during times of acute need, but counted against Mexico’s share of Colorado River water — traveled through Southern California’s behemoth aqueducts and across the U.S.-Mexico border. Tijuana, reliant on the Colorado River, faces a water crisis 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z The Bureau of Reclamation will describe the Colorado River’s status based on projected water levels at Lake Powell and Lake Mead, key reservoirs that serve as barometers of the river’s health. Federal officials plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River. Here’s what to expect 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The Colorado River provides water for cities, farmlands and tribal communities across seven states and northern Mexico. Colorado River losing vast amounts of water due to warming climate, study finds 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z A new Nevada law will prohibit using water from the Colorado River, which has been shrinking from decades of overuse and drought worsened by climate change, to irrigate “nonfunctional, or “useless,” grass. Corporate Landscaping Lets Its Hair Down 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z At the time, California was under federal pressure to reduce its Colorado River water usage, which far exceeded its legally allotted 4.4 million acre-feet per year. Scientists warned of a Salton Sea disaster. No one listened 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z But in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin, whatever river water a tribe wins through this process comes from the state's allocation. How Arizona stands between tribes and their water 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z He dissented from a ruling against the Navajo Nation in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. The Supreme Court just issued its biggest rulings of the year. Here’s what you need to know. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z The current system of dividing water among the states is based on the 1922 Colorado River Compact, which assumed a stable climate and overpromised what the river could provide. Colorado River losing vast amounts of water due to warming climate, study finds 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z The interim city manager of Blythe, a shrinking town in Riverside County along the Colorado River, told me she hasn’t heard anything about potential redevelopment of Chuckawalla Valley State Prison. Column: The craziest reparations idea you won't find in the California task force's report 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Large swaths of Mexico receive water from the Colorado River, but U.S. farms have first right to that water. Can't find Sriracha? Here's why the shortage is a sign of our harsh climate reality 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The Bureau of Reclamation recently proposed drastic cuts to Colorado River usage, and, in one scenario based on priority, a quarter of the proposed cuts to allocations would come from tribes in Arizona. How Arizona stands between tribes and their water 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z "The only way to do that is with secure, quantified water rights to the Lower Basin of the Colorado River." Supreme Court leaves Navajo Nation high and dry 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The study adds to a growing body of research detailing the toll the warming climate is taking on the Colorado River. Colorado River losing vast amounts of water due to warming climate, study finds 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Now it will focus on settling water rights over a Colorado River tributary in Arizona while that case proceeds in court, Nygren said. Supreme Court makes Navajo Nation’s fight for more water harder 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Two of the river’s tributaries, the San Juan River and the Little Colorado River, also pass alongside and through the reservation. Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Two cases in Arizona state court that involve various tribes — one to divide the Gila River and another for the Little Colorado River — have dragged on for decades. How Arizona stands between tribes and their water 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z The decision leaves water infrastructure for the Navajo Nation on unsure ground, and could reverberate along the Colorado River Basin where 30 tribal nations rely on the river's water supply. Supreme Court leaves Navajo Nation high and dry 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation over access to Colorado River water. Democracy and Reality 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The decision is a win for states that rely on the Colorado River, which cascades down from the Rocky Mountains through southwestern U.S. deserts. Supreme Court makes Navajo Nation’s fight for more water harder 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The government argued that it has helped the tribe secure water from the Colorado River’s tributaries and provided money for infrastructure, including pipelines, pumping plants and water treatment facilities. Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z If it could reach an agreement with the state, the tribe would have other options, perhaps even the nearby Little Colorado River. How Arizona stands between tribes and their water 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z The Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation on Thursday in a water rights case, rejecting the tribe’s suit against the federal government in a dispute over access to the drought-depleted Colorado River system. Supreme Court Rules Against Navajo Nation in Water Rights Case 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Washington attorney Shay Dvoretsky, representing the Navajo Nation in a losing cause, had argued the court did not need to consider the Colorado River at this stage of the case. Supreme Court rejects Navajo suit seeking more water 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z This case was just one of many legal challenges to agreements over water rights on the Colorado River established more than a century ago. Supreme Court makes Navajo Nation’s fight for more water harder 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The states involved in the case argued that the Navajo Nation was attempting to make an end run around a Supreme Court decree that divvied up water in the Colorado River’s Lower Basin. Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z ProPublica and High Country News reviewed every water rights settlement in the Colorado River Basin and interviewed presidents, water managers, attorneys and other officials from 20 of the 30 federally recognized basin tribes. How Arizona stands between tribes and their water 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z The states of Arizona, Colorado and Nevada intervened in the suit, seeking to protect their own access to water from the Colorado River system. Supreme Court Rules Against Navajo Nation in Water Rights Case 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z As states agree to leave more water in the Colorado River reservoir, Native tribes get more involved after a history of being left on the water management sidelines. Tribes seek greater involvement in talks on Colorado River water crisis 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The result is expected to guide federal management of the dams that control the flow of the river throughout the Colorado River Basin, from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of California. Feds announce start of public process to reshape key rules on Colorado River water use by 2027 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z In 2003 the tribe sued the federal government, arguing it had failed to consider or protect the Navajo Nation’s water rights to the lower portion of the Colorado River. Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Around a third of the desert city's water comes from the beleaguered Colorado River. Can Phoenix grow without groundwater? Only if the price is right 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z But California is also facing significant cuts from one of its water lifelines, the shrinking Colorado River, in the years ahead. Californians were asked to cut water use 15% during the drought. How close did they get? 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Of the 30 federally recognized tribes in the Colorado River Basin, 11 tribes still have unresolved water rights claims. Tribes seek greater involvement in talks on Colorado River water crisis 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z An agreement between the United States and Mexico on use of Colorado River water also is set to expire at that time. Feds announce start of public process to reshape key rules on Colorado River water use by 2027 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z During arguments in the case in March, Justice Samuel Alito pointed out that the Navajo Nation’s original reservation was hundreds of miles away from the section of the Colorado River it now seeks water from. Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z And the water it provided would cost roughly ten times more than water from the Colorado River. Arizona, Low on Water, Weighs Taking It From the Sea. In Mexico. 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z The Colorado River carries snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of California in Mexico. Vegas water agency empowered to limit home water flows in future 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The 30 tribes in the Colorado River Basin have rights to use roughly one-fourth of the river’s average supply. Tribes seek greater involvement in talks on Colorado River water crisis 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The reservoir’s 19 cubic kilometers of water—more than is currently stored behind the major dams of the Colorado River—began to spill through a breach in the dam. Destruction of Ukrainian dam threatens nature reserves, rare species 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Today, the Colorado River flows along what is now the northwestern border of the tribe’s reservation, which extends into New Mexico, Utah and Arizona. Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The Colorado River, which carved the Grand Canyon over millions of years, is now in crisis from climate change and overuse. Four Australian Shows and Movies for Your Watchlist 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Researchers found a pattern of Colorado River waters pouring into Lake Cahuilla and accompanying large earthquakes before the lake periodically dried up. Why hasn't L.A. seen a big San Andreas quake recently? Researchers find a clue 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Bureau of Reclamation will accept comments from the public on how the existing rules should be changed to “provide greater stability to water users and the public throughout the Colorado River Basin.” Tribes seek greater involvement in talks on Colorado River water crisis 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Recent ideas have included importing desalinated seawater — which a panel rejected last year — and paying farmers to divert their Colorado River allocations. The San Andreas Fault Is Sleepy Near Los Angeles. Researchers Have an Idea Why. 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z “The only way to do that is with secure, quantified water rights to the Lower Basin of the Colorado River.” Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z But the Colorado River, which runs through it, is in crisis: Climate change and growing populations in the West are sucking it dry. Your Thursday Briefing: A Dangerous Haze Across North America 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The Salton Sea has long been fed by Colorado River water draining from the farmlands in the Imperial Valley. Why hasn't L.A. seen a big San Andreas quake recently? Researchers find a clue 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z In the summer of 1938 the first women known to travel the entire Colorado River—and survive—documented the flora and fauna of the region before it was further reshaped by Western development. The First Two Botanists Who Surveyed, and Survived, the Colorado River 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z The announcement comes as Arizona also deals with cuts in water supplies from the Colorado River, which is over-allocated and has been sapped by more than two decades of drought worsened by climate change. Water concerns prompt new limits on growth in Arizona 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Much of the focus has stayed on the dwindling Colorado River, a main water source for Arizona and six other Western states. Drought, water overuse prompt Arizona to limit construction in some fast-growing parts of Phoenix 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The water that Arizona receives from the Colorado River has already been cut significantly through a voluntary agreement among the seven states. Arizona Limits New Construction in Phoenix Area, Citing Shrinking Water Supply 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The caveat, and an important one there, is that it will impact interstate waters — so, most important, the Colorado River and the protections that really Southern California depends on. Supreme Court scales back clean water protections. What does it mean for California? 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z I grew up in Arizona all my life, and I thought I was pretty up to date on the Colorado River, and yet when I encountered these women’s names, I had never heard them before. The First Two Botanists Who Surveyed, and Survived, the Colorado River 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Phoenix and surrounding cities rely on a mix of water supplies, including water from the Colorado River, the Salt and Verde rivers and water pumped from wells. Water concerns prompt new limits on growth in Arizona 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The National Park Service said Wednesday the 36-year-old from Westfield died May 14 while trying to hike to the Colorado River and back in a day. Indiana woman dies while trying to hike from Grand Canyon rim to river in a day 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z The result is that Arizona’s water supply is being squeezed from both directions — disappearing ground water as well as the shrinking Colorado River. Arizona Limits New Construction in Phoenix Area, Citing Shrinking Water Supply 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z How does the decision affect the streams that feed into the Colorado River, and how could that affect water quality? Supreme Court scales back clean water protections. What does it mean for California? 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Very early in the book, I knew I wanted to write a scene where they reached the Colorado River, and they’re looking at it together. The First Two Botanists Who Surveyed, and Survived, the Colorado River 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z The proposal includes cuts in the Colorado River lower-basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada, while there are no commitments of additional reductions by the upper-basin states: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. Colorado River deal offers reprieve, but long-term water crisis remains 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z California, Arizona and Nevada reached a short-term deal that would help stop the drought-strained Colorado River from running dry — for now. In the Bahamas, a Constant Race to Adapt to Climate Change 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z But that could change dramatically if Arizona is hit with drastic cuts in its Colorado River allotments, forcing the city to pump more groundwater. Arizona Limits New Construction in Phoenix Area, Citing Shrinking Water Supply 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Do you think it will affect Colorado River water quality? Supreme Court scales back clean water protections. What does it mean for California? 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z I wish people understood that the work that needs to be done now on the Colorado River, which is in a crisis, is at a crossroads. The First Two Botanists Who Surveyed, and Survived, the Colorado River 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z “The Colorado River Basin is in crisis,” he said. Colorado River deal offers reprieve, but long-term water crisis remains 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z California, Arizona and Nevada reached a short-term deal that would help stop the drought-strained Colorado River from running dry — for now. Finding Climate Solutions in a Spanish Village 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Much of the state’s Colorado River supply is delivered through a canal system to dozens of water users that include cities in metropolitan Phoenix and Tucson, Native American tribes, businesses and farms. Explainer: What does the latest Colorado River proposal mean for California, Arizona, Nevada? 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z One of the biggest areas of concern is the Colorado River, he said. Supreme Court scales back clean water protections. What does it mean for California? 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z We desperately need more people studying and understanding the Colorado River region and the natural world as a whole. The First Two Botanists Who Surveyed, and Survived, the Colorado River 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Southern California is immensely reliant on the Colorado River, which supplies irrigation water for Imperial County and drinking water for Los Angeles, San Diego and other cities. What the Colorado River Deal Means for California 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Seven states have agreed to cut water use to boost the Colorado River’s depleted reservoirs, reaching a consensus after months of negotiations. California emerges as big winner in Colorado River water deal 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The Las Vegas area — with 2.3 million residents and nearly 40 million tourists per year — relies almost completely on Colorado River water drawn from Lake Mead. Explainer: What does the latest Colorado River proposal mean for California, Arizona, Nevada? 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Western states strike a deal to preserve the Colorado River. An A.I.-Generated Spoof Rattles the Markets 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Here in the Colorado River Basin, especially, we need to be listening to the knowledge of Indigenous wisdom keepers. The First Two Botanists Who Surveyed, and Survived, the Colorado River 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z In recent years, the flow of the Colorado River has shrunk by one-third from its historical average because of drought, population growth and climate change. What the Colorado River Deal Means for California 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The deal marks considerable cooperation among the lower-basin states, tribes, water agencies and agricultural irrigation districts that have long relied on the Colorado River as a lifeline. California emerges as big winner in Colorado River water deal 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Nevada historically has not used its full allocation of Colorado River water. Explainer: What does the latest Colorado River proposal mean for California, Arizona, Nevada? 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z California, Arizona and Nevada agreed to use less water from the parched Colorado River, reducing the risk that it would run dry. Ron DeSantis’s Reality 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z California, Arizona and Nevada agreed to use less water from the parched Colorado River, reducing the risk that it will run dry. Your Tuesday Briefing 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The groundbreaking deal announced Monday to cut water use from the Colorado River comes after months of negotiations. Colorado River water deal: Is it enough to stave off disaster? 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z “I’m concerned about the health of the Colorado River basin, and presumably California is as well,” Cohen said. California emerges as big winner in Colorado River water deal 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The drought-strained Colorado River in the American West supplies drinking water to 40 million people. Your Tuesday Briefing: Bakhmut in Ruins 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z The Colorado River has been in crisis for years thanks to a multi-decade drought in the West intensified by climate change, rising demand and overuse. California, Arizona, Nevada offer landmark drought deal to use less Colorado River water — for now 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z The Colorado River has been in crisis thanks to a multidecade drought in the West intensified by climate change, rising demand and overuse. Arizona, California and Nevada propose water cuts from Colorado River to avert forced cuts 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z The Colorado River supplies drinking water to 40 million Americans in seven states as well as part of Mexico and irrigates 5.5 million acres of farmland. Do-or-Die Talks Reach Deal to Keep Colorado River From Going Dry, for Now 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z For good and for ill, those milk and honey farms would barely exist without the water being channeled in through herculean industrial effort from natural sources like the Colorado River. Review: Flamin' Hot Cheetos art packs a punch in MexiCali Biennial at the Cheech 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z It has also been flying over the Colorado River Basin and other parts of the West to collect data. Scientists take flight to map California’s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Hundreds who entered the Yuma area by crossing the Colorado River early Thursday surrendered to border agents, who later loaded adults and children onto buses. Some scenes from the US-Mexico border, where immigration rules are set to change 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Bureau of Reclamation released a plan that considered two ways to force cuts in the Colorado River supply for Arizona, Nevada and California, which make up the river’s Lower Basin. Arizona, California and Nevada propose water cuts from Colorado River to avert forced cuts 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z California, Arizona and Nevada get their shares of water from Lake Mead, which is formed by the Colorado River at the Hoover Dam and is controlled by the federal government. Do-or-Die Talks Reach Deal to Keep Colorado River From Going Dry, for Now 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z The shallow Colorado River, flowing south through the dry, sandy landscape, is back toward Mexico. Fleeing bloodshed, poverty and despair, immigrant asylum seekers line up in the desert 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The Metropolitan Water District imports water from the delta and the Colorado River and delivers it to cities and water agencies that supply about 19 million people across Southern California. Report urges Metropolitan Water District to abandon Newsom's $16-billion delta tunnel plan 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z And while conditions in California were greatly improved this year, the Colorado River, a critical source of water for our state, is still shrinking. What to Know About California’s Boosted Water Allocations 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z He lived near San Diego, which relies in part on the Colorado River, and he could see that water was only going to get more valuable across the region, especially if real estate kept booming. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z The rules that govern the river, which date to 1922, say that much of Arizona’s supply from the Colorado River would be cut to almost zero before California experienced reductions. Do-or-Die Talks Reach Deal to Keep Colorado River From Going Dry, for Now 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z The three then walked with dozens of others on a trail through the desert, crossed the Colorado River, and arrived at the I-beam barricades around 3 a.m. Fleeing bloodshed, poverty and despair, immigrant asylum seekers line up in the desert 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z As the district’s officials work on developing a climate adaptation plan in the coming months, they are preparing for expected cuts in supplies from the Colorado River. Report urges Metropolitan Water District to abandon Newsom's $16-billion delta tunnel plan 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Years of drought have ratcheted up pressure on water users across the West, particularly in states like Arizona, which relies heavily on the dwindling Colorado River. In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm’s water use 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z At the same time, major water sources like the Colorado River were showing signs of vulnerability as the region entered its current climate-fueled megadrought, lending more urgency to the search for untapped water. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z It included 2,000 feet on both sides of the Colorado River. Head of a Major Law Firm Bought Real Estate From Gorsuch 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Our development in the Colorado River watershed exemplifies these trends and has dried out the land. Ongoing Development Is Part of the Colorado River Problem 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z During Guli’s recent runs in Southern California, a separate group of water researchers was cycling nearby, exploring the Salton Sea and the Colorado River. Running and cycling to raise awareness of global water issues 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Fondomonte also farms in California’s Palo Verde Valley, an area that gets its water from the Colorado River. In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm’s water use 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Major reservoirs in the Sierra Nevada and the Colorado River were bottoming out, and many rural communities were starting to see their wells go dry. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z “The Colorado River Basin, which is a critical water supply source for Southern California, is still in the midst of a 23-year drought,” the agency added. California to meet 100% of water requests thanks to storms 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Projects around the world, including in the Colorado River basin, are already slowing water on private and public land. Ongoing Development Is Part of the Colorado River Problem 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Turning to the over-tapped Colorado River, Guli ran marathons at Lake Mead and Lake Powell, which over the past year declined to the lowest levels since they were filled. Running and cycling to raise awareness of global water issues 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Almost half of all the water that flows through the Colorado River each year is consumed by just two states: Arizona and California. Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future? 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The Colorado River sank to historic lows, winter rains never arrived, and communities from California to Texas found their groundwater wells going dry after decades of overuse. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z This image is part of a broader project on how the climate crisis and increasing water demand are affecting the Colorado River. World Press Photo won by image of wounded pregnant woman in Mariupol 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The water shortage in the Colorado River basin threatens 40 million people and five million acres of farmland from Mexico to Wyoming. Ongoing Development Is Part of the Colorado River Problem 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Guli ran through farmlands in the Imperial Valley, where the largest share of Colorado River water is used to grow crops ranging from alfalfa to salad greens. Running and cycling to raise awareness of global water issues 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z That threat led six states to endorse a plan that would see California, Nevada, and Arizona all lose more than a quarter of their Colorado River water during the driest years. Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future? 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z No small part of the growth is due to intense pressure drought is placing on the Colorado River and its tributaries that supply water to millions of people from Wyoming to Los Angeles. Cloud seeding catching on amid Rocky Mountain drought 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Regarding the April 12 front-page article “Painful choices in Colorado River cuts”: Opinion | We have to learn to live within our means 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z On the Colorado River, for example, U.S. water claims have drained much of it before it reaches Mexico, where two million people in Tijuana rely on it. Ongoing Development Is Part of the Colorado River Problem 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The cyclists also rode next to the U.S.-Mexico border, stopping to see the area where the last of the Colorado River dries up in the desert, becoming a sandy riverbed fringed with vegetation. Running and cycling to raise awareness of global water issues 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z The federal government is weighing options as it considers major water cuts to protect the Colorado River and with it, life and prosperity for the seven states that heavily depend on the shrinking water lifeline. The Week in Photos: Ukraine battles for Bakhmut, and California prepares to fight an impending drought 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z Water providers in the Lower Colorado River Basin contribute about $1.5 million annually to cloud seeding in the Upper Basin, where snowmelt feeds the river. Cloud seeding catching on amid Rocky Mountain drought 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The Biden administration floated two ideas this week to reduce water usage from the dwindling Colorado River, which supplies 40 million people. What might Colorado River cuts mean for states and the 40 million people it supplies with water? 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z While California has ample water from elsewhere this year, other Western states are facing ongoing water stress, and political struggles over sharing the Colorado River remain unresolved. Ongoing Development Is Part of the Colorado River Problem 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z In releasing a new environmental review of how to operate the Colorado River’s major reservoirs, the Interior Department detailed the painful dilemma facing the American West after a two-decade drought and chronic overuse. Colorado River cities and farms face dire trade-offs with new federal review 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The drought-ravaged Colorado River got a brief relief from snow, but a long-term water crisis remains and we need to adapt to it. The Week in Photos: Ukraine battles for Bakhmut, and California prepares to fight an impending drought 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z The stakes of this decision are high for California, which receives the largest share of water from the Colorado River. U.S. presents proposals for major water cuts on Colorado River 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Bureau of Reclamation, under the Interior Department, made a bombshell announcement last June as levels in the Colorado River’s key reservoirs dropped to historic lows. What might Colorado River cuts mean for states and the 40 million people it supplies with water? 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z If changes were based on seniority of water rights, California, which among the seven states is the largest and oldest user of Colorado River water, would mostly be spared. White House Suggests Colorado River Cuts Be Spread Evenly Among States 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Over the past year, the seven states of the Colorado River basin have been unable to reach an agreement among themselves to make major cuts to protect the reservoirs. Colorado River cities and farms face dire trade-offs with new federal review 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Four months ago, the outlook for the Colorado River was so dire that federal projections showed imminent risks of reservoirs dropping to dangerously low levels. Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z The federal government previously promised to use some $4 billion for drought relief, and Colorado River users have submitted proposals to get some of that money through actions like leaving fields unplanted. Tribe, US officials reach deal to save Colorado River water 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The reservoirs on the Colorado River are the largest built in the U.S. What might Colorado River cuts mean for states and the 40 million people it supplies with water? 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Governor Stephen Roe Lewis of the Gila River Indian Community, which is entitled to a significant share of Colorado River water, said the goal should be “a consensual approach that we can all live with.” White House Suggests Colorado River Cuts Be Spread Evenly Among States 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z State officials expressed the desire for all seven Colorado River basin states to reach an agreement over the next few months and avoid the need for the federal government to impose cuts unilaterally. Colorado River cities and farms face dire trade-offs with new federal review 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The historic snow and rain in California this winter has also allowed the district to “back off on the Colorado River supplies,” which will in turn help boost water levels at Lake Mead, Hasencamp said. Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z The latter is part of a broader effort to get Colorado River water users to substantially lower their water use. Tribe, US officials reach deal to save Colorado River water 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z California is entitled to 4.4 million acre feet of water annually, more than any other single state in the Colorado River basin. What might Colorado River cuts mean for states and the 40 million people it supplies with water? 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z The department gave states two months to agree on a plan for reducing their use of Colorado River water by about 20 to 40 percent of the river’s entire flow. White House Suggests Colorado River Cuts Be Spread Evenly Among States 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z “It gives us the framework … on which we can build and perhaps find something that is partway between those two bookends,” said Estevan Lopez, New Mexico’s representative on the Upper Colorado River Commission. Colorado River cities and farms face dire trade-offs with new federal review 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z California has the largest water entitlement of any state on the Colorado River, supplying farmlands in the Imperial and Coachella valleys and cities from Palm Springs to San Diego. Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Newsom has not declared the drought over because there are still water shortages along the California-Oregon border and parts of Southern California that rely on the struggling Colorado River. Dramatic photos show how storms filled California reservoirs 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The state’s water users are entitled to 2.8 million acre feet of Colorado River water annually. What might Colorado River cuts mean for states and the 40 million people it supplies with water? 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z The Colorado River supplies drinking water to 40 million Americans as well as two states in Mexico, and irrigates 5.5 million agricultural acres. White House Suggests Colorado River Cuts Be Spread Evenly Among States 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z California, the largest user of Colorado River water, rejected that approach, and called for cuts that adhered to water rights priority. Colorado River cities and farms face dire trade-offs with new federal review 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z But this year, the district has sharply reduced pumping from the Colorado River, lately running just three or four pumps. Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z In June, Touton issued an unprecedented ultimatum to the Colorado River basin states: Cut consumption by 2 million to 4 million acre-feet or the federal government would intervene. A wet winter won’t stave off the Colorado River’s water cuts 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Native American tribes along the Colorado River and farmers near Yuma in southwestern Arizona hold priority over cities. What might Colorado River cuts mean for states and the 40 million people it supplies with water? 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Much of the spotlight over water scarcity in Nevada has been on the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which relies almost exclusively on the Colorado River. To conserve, Nevada may try to buy back groundwater rights 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The lake’s declining water levels in recent years have pushed the federal government to take steps to conserve water in the Colorado River basin. Lake Mead Remains Belong to Man Who Drowned in the ’70s, Authorities Say 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z While the district’s managers touted their efforts to reduce reliance on the Colorado River, federal officials held events elsewhere along the river this week to announce new funding for conservation programs and water infrastructure. Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z The Inflation Reduction Act includes $4 billion for the Western drought that includes payments to farmers who are willing to conserve Colorado River water by fallowing or making irrigation more efficient. A wet winter won’t stave off the Colorado River’s water cuts 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z The Colorado River isn’t the only source of water for Arizona’s most populous areas. What might Colorado River cuts mean for states and the 40 million people it supplies with water? 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z However, officials noted that Southern California could soon be facing considerable cuts from its other major supply — the strained Colorado River system — and should maintain its ethos of conservation. 'Nature gave us a lifeline:' Southern California refills largest reservoir after wet winter 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z First, climate change is stressing utilities in drier regions, especially the Colorado River basin. Opinion | A mostly hidden problem wastes appalling amounts of water 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Continuing their Colorado River tour, the MWD officials visited with farmers in the Bard Water District who are participating in a seasonal land-fallowing program. Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z He noted that two parts of California — the Southeastern region that relies on Colorado River water and the Klamath Basin near Oregon — “continue to experience acute water shortages.” Column: Newsom denies the obvious: California is no longer in drought 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Nevada has the smallest amount of Colorado River in the Lower Basin, 300,000 acre feet, that serves metropolitan Las Vegas. What might Colorado River cuts mean for states and the 40 million people it supplies with water? 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z In the American West, researchers have found that rising temperatures worsened more than two decades of drought and have contributed to a 20% decline in the Colorado River’s flow since 2000. Amid conflicts and climate change, U.N. puts focus on 'deep trouble' in water worldwide 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z To this day, the tribe doesn’t have rights to water in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River. This week’s passages 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z He suggested the Colorado River Basin should one day consider creating a single water authority to govern water management across the seven states, something like the Tennessee Valley Authority. Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z But then he hooked his next tee shot into the Colorado River and still had a chance to halve the hole until missing a 5-foot putt. Keegan Bradley’s latest tie in Match Play feels like a win 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Bill Hasencamp, manager of Colorado River resources for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, says the two proposals will spur renewed efforts to reach consensus over the next 45 days. What might Colorado River cuts mean for states and the 40 million people it supplies with water? 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z That includes the Klamath Basin in far Northern California and portions of Southern California that depend on the Colorado River, he said. Newsom rolls back California drought restrictions after remarkably wet winter 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Water shortage concerns remain for some areas of the state, including a sizeable chunk of Southern California that relies on water from the Colorado River - a basin that remains in drought. California ends some water limits after storms ease drought 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z He said the plentiful rain and snow shouldn’t diminish the urgency of finding long-term solutions for the Colorado River. Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Water shortage concerns remain for some areas of the state, including a sizeable chunk of Southern California that relies on water from the Colorado River — a basin that remains in drought. California ends some water limits after storms ease drought 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z And, as Alex Hall, the director of the Center for Climate Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, pointed out to me, disputes over the dwindling Colorado River still loom. What Does All This Rain Mean for California’s Drought? 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z But state officials also acknowledged that Southern California’s other major source — the Colorado River — remains in dire condition. Newsom rolls back California drought restrictions after remarkably wet winter 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z But as those deadlines approach, scientists say the megadrought gripping the southwest is the worst in 1,200 years, putting a deep strain on the Colorado River. Nevada to add gas plant as drought threatens power grids 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z “The current use of Colorado River water is not sustainable,” he said. Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z The Navajo reservation straddles New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah, and a large part of the territory, which is roughly the size of West Virginia, borders the Colorado River. Supreme Court hears Navajo demands for Colorado River water rights 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The mainstream of the Colorado River flows along the northwestern border of the tribe’s reservation, which extends into New Mexico, Utah and Arizona. Court inclined toward government view in water rights case 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z The case comes before the justices during an era of drought in the West and 100 years after execution of the Colorado River Compact that divided water among seven states including California, Arizona and Nevada. Supreme Court to weigh Navajo Nation water rights fight in Arizona 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z It stems from a labyrinth of previous cases, but mostly centers on the Navajo Nation’s water needs and the Colorado River. Chaos Up Close 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z The Quechan Tribe is one of 30 federally recognized tribes in the Colorado River Basin, and Native leaders have been calling for their inclusion in talks on river management where they previously were largely excluded. Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z For decades, the Navajo Nation has fought for access to surface water, including the Colorado River and its tributaries, that it can pipe to more remote locations for homes, businesses and government offices. Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colo. River water 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z And two of the river’s tributaries, the San Juan River and the Little Colorado River, also pass alongside and through the reservation. Court inclined toward government view in water rights case 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z However, it stopped short of deciding whether this included “rights to the mainstream of the Colorado River or any other specific water sources.” Supreme Court to weigh Navajo Nation water rights fight in Arizona 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z However, officials warned that although the state has seen an improvement in drought and water conditions, Southern California’s other major source, the Colorado River, remains imperiled. As California drought retreats, threat of spring flooding rises 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z On average, about one-fourth of the region’s water supply comes from the Colorado River. Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Both of those settlements draw from the Colorado River’s Upper Basin. Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colo. River water 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z In 2003 the tribe sued the federal government, arguing that it had failed to protect the Navajo Nation’s water rights to the mainstream of the Colorado River. Court inclined toward government view in water rights case 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Moreover, the Navajo Nation has been given water rights from two tributaries of the Colorado River, including San Juan River in Utah, she said. Supreme Court to weigh Navajo Nation water rights fight in Arizona 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z “One of the big challenges for California lies outside of California, in the Colorado River Basin,” said state climatologist Mike Anderson. As California drought retreats, threat of spring flooding rises 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The men were experienced hikers on their way to Lees Ferry on the Colorado River, a distance of about 50 miles that they had hoped to reach by Sunday night, he said in an interview. Two Hikers Swept to Their Deaths by Floods in a Utah Canyon 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The tribe has yet to reach agreement with Arizona and the federal government for water rights from the Colorado River in the Lower Basin that includes the states of California, Arizona and Nevada. Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colo. River water 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The federal government says it has helped the tribe get water from the Colorado River’s tributaries, but that no law or treaty requires the government to address the tribe’s general water needs. Court inclined toward government view in water rights case 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Even major reservoirs on the Colorado River are trending in the right direction. Scientists: Largest US reservoirs moving in right direction 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Among the Western states that rely on the Colorado River for sustenance, Nevada has long been a leader in water conservation, establishing laws that limit the size of swimming pools and ban decorative grass. Nevada considers capping water use for homes in Vegas 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z On average, about one-fourth of Southern California’s water supply comes from the Colorado River, where reservoir levels have dropped to record lows because of chronic overuse and 23 years of drought worsened by rising temperatures. Water restrictions lifted for 7 million in SoCal, but region still urged to conserve 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z It also has sought water from a tributary, the Little Colorado River, another major legal dispute that’s playing out separately. Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colo. River water 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Three states, meanwhile — Arizona, Nevada and California — argue the Navajo Nation is attempting to make an end run around a 2006 Supreme Court case that divvied up water in the Colorado River’s Lower Basin. Court inclined toward government view in water rights case 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z The reservoirs are used to manage Colorado River water deliveries to 40 million people in seven U.S. states and Mexico. Scientists: Largest US reservoirs moving in right direction 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Mack said putting limits on water use is another tool that helps prepare Nevada to handle future cuts in water usage on the Colorado River if the drought persists. Nevada considers capping water use for homes in Vegas 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z State lawmakers on Monday are scheduled to discuss granting the power to limit what comes out of residents’ taps to the Southern Nevada Water Authority, the agency managing the Colorado River supply to the city. Las Vegas water agency seeks power to limit residential use 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z The federal government says it has helped the tribe get water from the Colorado River’s tributaries, but no treaty or law forces officials to address the tribe’s general water needs. Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colo. River water 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z But it did not change conditions at Lakes Mead and Powell on the Colorado River, which supplies much of Southern California’s water. Editorial: All that rain and snow! How can California still be in drought? 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z But as farmers face water cuts due to drought and an ever drier Colorado River, that vast body of water and the area surrounding it stand to lose. Nations Agree on Language for Historic Treaty to Protect Ocean Life 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z “We’ve seen over the last few years, over and over again, the managers of the Colorado River being surprised at how quickly things have gone downhill,” Watts said in an interview. Nevada considers capping water use for homes in Vegas 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The sweeping omnibus bill is one of the most significant to go before lawmakers this year in Nevada, one of seven states that rely on the Colorado River. Las Vegas water agency seeks power to limit residential use 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z “We absolutely think they’re entitled to water, but we don’t think the lower Colorado River is the source,” said Rita Maguire, the attorney representing states in the Lower Basin who oppose the tribe’s claims. Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colo. River water 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Pierce, of UCLA, noted that the Colorado River — a major source of water for Southern California — also remains dangerously depleted. California's snowpack is approaching an all-time record, with more on the way 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z “Given the volume of water that is used by agriculture in the Colorado River system, you can’t stabilize the system without reductions in agriculture,” said Tom Buschatzke, director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources. In dry West, farmers balk at idling land to save water 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Southern California’s other major water source, the Colorado River, also remains perilously low as the American Southwest suffers one of its driest two-decade periods in more than 1,200 years. More than 16% of California moves out of drought, U.S. report finds 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Deepening drought, climate change and demand have sunk key Colorado River reservoirs that depend on melting snow to their lowest levels on record. Las Vegas water agency seeks power to limit residential use 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Arizona, Nevada and California contend the Navajo Nation is making an end run around another Supreme Court case that divvied up water in the Colorado River’s Lower Basin. Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colo. River water 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The Colorado River, a major source of water for Southern California, is in crisis. Before-and-after photos from space show storms' effect on California reservoirs 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z The Colorado River is in worse shape now, but in Imperial Valley, memories of that program linger. In dry West, farmers balk at idling land to save water 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z The impasse reflects a century of failure to take a basic step left undone by the original Colorado River Compact. Opinion: California and its neighbors are at an impasse over the Colorado River. Here's a way forward 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Water from the Colorado River largely is used for agriculture in other basin states: Arizona, California, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado. Las Vegas water agency seeks power to limit residential use 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z The Navajo Nation also could reach a settlement with Arizona and the federal government for rights to water from the Colorado River and funding to deliver it to tribal communities. Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colo. River water 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z BRAWLEY, Calif. — The drought crisis on the Colorado River looms large in California’s Imperial Valley, which produces much of the nation’s lettuce, broccoli and other crops, and now faces water cuts. The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water Crisis 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Since farmers in Imperial Valley hold senior rights to Colorado River water, mandating water cuts there is almost impossible without inviting litigation. In dry West, farmers balk at idling land to save water 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Those were the words of California’s William Fife Knowland at the beginning of Senate committee hearings on the Colorado River 75 years ago. Opinion: California and its neighbors are at an impasse over the Colorado River. Here's a way forward 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Las Vegas relies on the Colorado River for 90% of its water supply. Las Vegas water agency seeks power to limit residential use 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z States that rely on water from the over-tapped Colorado River want the U.S. Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colo. River water 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z To irrigate their fields, the valley’s farmers rely completely on Colorado River water, which arrives by an 80-mile-long canal. The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water Crisis 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z The immediate question before the seven states that use rapidly vanishing Colorado River water is not how to renegotiate the century-old agreement and accompanying laws that divvy up the supply. Editorial: An unfair plan to cut California's use of Colorado River water 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z People have been warning about the breakdown of the Colorado River for decades. Opinion: California and its neighbors are at an impasse over the Colorado River. Here's a way forward 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Some states in the Colorado River basin have gridlocked on how to cut water usage, with many of them looking toward agriculture to shoulder the burden. Las Vegas water agency seeks power to limit residential use 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z What’s more, Southern California’s other major water source, the Colorado River, didn’t benefit as much from January’s storms and is dipping toward record lows. Is California still in a drought? 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Over previous centuries, the sea had formed here occasionally, a result of natural changes in the Colorado River. The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water Crisis 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z The four states in the Upper Colorado River Basin — Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico — have never used their full allocation and resist cutting the amount they currently take. Editorial: An unfair plan to cut California's use of Colorado River water 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z The Colorado River Compact, signed a century ago last fall, only apportions water between two basins, the Upper Basin and the Lower Basin. Opinion: California and its neighbors are at an impasse over the Colorado River. Here's a way forward 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Municipal water is a relatively small percentage of overall Colorado River use. Las Vegas water agency seeks power to limit residential use 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Congress Avenue runs from the southern steps of the domed State Capitol, through downtown Austin and across Lady Bird Lake, an impounded reservoir on the Colorado River. As Austin’s SoCo District Grows, Is It Losing Its ‘Weird’? 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z The need to cut Colorado River water use is a contentious issue among the seven states that use it. The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water Crisis 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Half of all Americans who use Colorado River water to drink, cook, shower, flush or grow crops are Southern Californians. Editorial: An unfair plan to cut California's use of Colorado River water 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z The Colorado River begins in the Rocky Mountain snowpack, which provides the water that starts off the river on its epic journey. Opinion: California and its neighbors are at an impasse over the Colorado River. Here's a way forward 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z And water is becoming increasingly worrisome in the West, particularly with overuse of the Colorado River. Column: Column: Shrinking water supply will mean more fallow fields in the San Joaquin Valley 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z The Interior Department last year said that the seven states relying on the Colorado River — California, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — need to reduce water usage by 2 to 4 million acre-feet. Changes needed to save second-largest U.S. reservoir, experts say 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z The other Colorado River states have complained that California is not offering to sacrifice enough. The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water Crisis 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z The desiccation of the Colorado River has left Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, at just 23% of capacity, its lowest level since it was filled in the 1960s. As the Colorado River shrinks, federal officials consider overhauling Glen Canyon Dam 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z The main way the American West harvests the Colorado River for its water use is through dams that create reservoirs. Opinion: California and its neighbors are at an impasse over the Colorado River. Here's a way forward 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z As California recovers from one of its wettest months in recent history, the Colorado River is still dwindling toward dangerous lows. Sunday Review: Week's top California stories in photos — Feb. 12 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z Lake Powell, a man-made reservoir that sits along the Colorado River on the Arizona-Utah border, generates electricity for about 4.5 million people. Changes needed to save second-largest U.S. reservoir, experts say 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z And that total likely will be reached even faster now, with the new cuts in the Colorado River supply. The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water Crisis 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z “Any of the options are going to be very expensive and they’re going to be very time-consuming,” said Leslie James, executive director of the Colorado River Energy Distributors Assn., who participated in the meeting. As the Colorado River shrinks, federal officials consider overhauling Glen Canyon Dam 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z California and the other Colorado River Basin states are at odds over how to halt the precipitous decline of Lake Mead. Opinion: California and its neighbors are at an impasse over the Colorado River. Here's a way forward 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Colorado River crisis is so bad that lakes Mead and Powell, the nation’s largest reservoirs, are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes. Sunday Review: Week's top California stories in photos — Feb. 12 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z It is also a key part of the Colorado River Basin system, which supplies water to more than 40 million people. Changes needed to save second-largest U.S. reservoir, experts say 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z What’s more, Southern California’s other major supply of water, the Colorado River, did not benefit much from the atmospheric river storms and is still dwindling toward perilous lows. Dramatic photos show Lake Oroville's rise after epic storms 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z Her association represents nonprofit electric utilities that buy power produced by Glen Canyon Dam and other dams that are part of the Colorado River Storage Project. As the Colorado River shrinks, federal officials consider overhauling Glen Canyon Dam 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z The Colorado River is supposed to end at the Gulf of California but hasn’t done so for decades. The Times podcast: Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 6: The End 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z The 1922 Colorado River Compact divided water among the seven states. As Colorado River shrinks, water evaporation becomes critical to California’s future supplies 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z A historic megadrought, the chronic overuse of water resources and the worsening climate crisis have sapped the Colorado River and endangered the Lake Powell reservoir and its Glen Canyon dam. Changes needed to save second-largest U.S. reservoir, experts say 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z A group of U.S. senators has formed the Colorado River caucus to discuss how Washington can help states grapple with dwindling water supplies from the critical artery out West. Colorado River caucus forms to address water crisis in basin states 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Debate over Colorado River cutbacks centers on whether water lost to evaporation should be counted. As the Colorado River shrinks, federal officials consider overhauling Glen Canyon Dam 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z In the final episode of our Colorado River series, we travel to the Colorado River Delta to see what’s happening. The Times podcast: Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 6: The End 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z “Fundamentally, the seeds of this current situation were planted decades ago when the U.S. decided to irrigate a desert with Colorado River water,” said David Pierce, a climate scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. As Colorado River shrinks, water evaporation becomes critical to California’s future supplies 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Over the last century, California has fought fiercely to preserve its legally sanctioned right to 4.4 million acre-feet of Colorado River water per year. Column: The fight over the Colorado River is a 100-year-old interstate grudge match 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The group is reluctant, however, to broaden federal powers to intervene and decide how water will be shared from the Colorado River. Colorado River caucus forms to address water crisis in basin states 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The ongoing dispute over Colorado River water comes down largely to math: How much water should each state and region lose as reservoir levels continue to decline? California versus other states: Comparing two competing proposals for Colorado River cuts 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Call it water whiplash: As California recovers from one of its wettest months in recent history, the Colorado River is still dwindling toward dangerous lows. What the crisis on the Colorado River means for Southern California 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Much of the Colorado River’s water is diverted from reservoirs and transported in canals to the farmlands and cities of the desert Southwest. As Colorado River shrinks, water evaporation becomes critical to California’s future supplies 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z The Colorado River Compact would become the founding document of the Law of the River. Column: The fight over the Colorado River is a 100-year-old interstate grudge match 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z “The Colorado River belongs to all of us and we either fail or succeed as a region.” Colorado River caucus forms to address water crisis in basin states 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The proposal by six of the seven states in the Colorado River Basin would require California to shoulder a substantial part of the burden, despite its relatively higher-priority water rights. California versus other states: Comparing two competing proposals for Colorado River cuts 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z But Southern California still gets about half of its water from the Colorado River, which didn’t really benefit from the storms and remains remarkably strained, Hagekhalil said. What the crisis on the Colorado River means for Southern California 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The Colorado River supplies water to farming areas, cities and tribal nations from the Rocky Mountains to northern Mexico. As Colorado River shrinks, water evaporation becomes critical to California’s future supplies 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Arizona was girding for war with California over the Colorado River. Column: The fight over the Colorado River is a 100-year-old interstate grudge match 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The Feb. 1 front-page article “In West, no deal to save water” highlighted the lack of full agreement among the seven states that rely on the Colorado River. Opinion | The Colorado River agreement includes a significant change 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z The Colorado River supplies water to cities and farmlands from the Rocky Mountains to northern Mexico. California versus other states: Comparing two competing proposals for Colorado River cuts 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Though plans may change, MWD will likely aim for “uniformity across the whole region to ensure that we are all continuing to save, especially with what we’re seeing on the Colorado River,” Hagekhalil said. What the crisis on the Colorado River means for Southern California 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z California and its subsequent 1964 decree, which settled a longstanding dispute between the states over Colorado River water. As Colorado River shrinks, water evaporation becomes critical to California’s future supplies 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z After months of tense negotiation, a half-dozen states have reached an agreement to drastically cut their water usage and stabilize the drought-stricken Colorado River — as long as California doesn't blow up the deal. There’s a deal to save the Colorado River — if California doesn’t blow it up 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Even with this winter’s above-average snowpack in the Rocky Mountains, water officials and scientists say everyone in the Colorado River Basin will need to plan for low reservoir levels for years to come. Colorado River crisis so bad lakes Mead and Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z One California water manager says Colorado River reservoirs aren’t likely to refill. California versus other states: Comparing two competing proposals for Colorado River cuts 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Officials there never distinguished between Colorado River and State Water Project-dependent customers and instead last June placed their entire service area under two-day-a-week watering restrictions. What the crisis on the Colorado River means for Southern California 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z “But if you end up in a courtroom arguing these points and something isn’t done, the Colorado River system is going to crash.” At the heart of Colorado River crisis, the mighty 'Law of the River' looms large 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Federal officials intervened in June, ordering the seven Colorado River Basin states to find a way to reduce their annual water usage by between 2 and 4 million acre-feet. There’s a deal to save the Colorado River — if California doesn’t blow it up 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Demand for Colorado River water picked up in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Colorado River crisis so bad lakes Mead and Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z The so-called “Law of the River” is based on the 1922 Colorado River Compact, which divided water among the seven states, as well as various court decisions and agreements of the last century. California bucks a united front as region grapples with Colorado River water cuts 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z “Reservoirs and storage within the state are still recovering, and impacts of Colorado River use reductions have yet to be resolved,” she said. What the crisis on the Colorado River means for Southern California 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z As the region wrangles over Colorado River water cuts, California hopes its senior water rights will trump the united front shown by six other states. At the heart of Colorado River crisis, the mighty 'Law of the River' looms large 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z In the middle of these warring parties is Nevada, which takes only a tiny share of the river's water and has emerged as the Switzerland of the Colorado River system over the past year. There’s a deal to save the Colorado River — if California doesn’t blow it up 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z The Central Arizona Project, a 336-mile-long water delivery system, brings water from the Colorado River to Arizona’s most populous counties and wasn’t completed until the 1990s. Colorado River crisis so bad lakes Mead and Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z With the recent expiration of a federal deadline, California now finds itself sharply at odds with six other states over how to take less water from the shrinking Colorado River. California bucks a united front as region grapples with Colorado River water cuts 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Lake Mead and Lake Powell will similarly need more than one wet season to refill, she said, noting that the drought in the Colorado River basin began in 2000. What the crisis on the Colorado River means for Southern California 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z As drought, climate change and chronic overuse sap the Colorado River, the federal government has called on the states to collectively reduce their use by 2 million to 4 million acre-feet. At the heart of Colorado River crisis, the mighty 'Law of the River' looms large 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z California has given the federal government its own counterproposal for apportioning reductions of Colorado River water, saying a plan offered by six other states would disproportionately burden farms and cities in Southern California. California offers proposal on Colorado River crisis, disagreeing with six states 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The Colorado River Basin very well could get a few wet years, he said. Colorado River crisis so bad lakes Mead and Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z So why has the state that uses the most Colorado River water decided to go it alone? California bucks a united front as region grapples with Colorado River water cuts 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The report, released Wednesday, comes at a time when the state is feeling increasing pressure to reduce the amount of water it takes from the Colorado River, and as growers struggle with curtailments. Environmental group urges California to limit the growing of almonds and alfalfa 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z “The 40 million people, nearly 6,000,000 acres of agriculture, and 30 Indian tribes that rely on the Colorado River require us to be successful in this effort,” the board wrote in its proposal. At the heart of Colorado River crisis, the mighty 'Law of the River' looms large 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z States dependent on Colorado River supplies have missed yet another deadline for agreeing to water cuts. California offers proposal on Colorado River crisis, disagreeing with six states 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The Colorado River supplies water to seven states, tribal nations and Mexico. Colorado River crisis so bad lakes Mead and Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Six states crafted a proposal for addressing the Colorado River crisis. California bucks a united front as region grapples with Colorado River water cuts 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z A letter signed by the six states showed they all recognised the need for a change in operating procedures for the Colorado River and deliveries from it, she added. U.S. states struggle to share dwindling waters of Colorado River 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The snowpack in the Rocky Mountains, the main source of runoff that feeds the Colorado River system, is also higher than normal but not by as much as in California. As the Colorado River dries up, states can’t agree on saving water 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Crowfoot said the other states had devised an approach that would go beyond anything established in the agreements and laws that govern how the Colorado River is managed and used. California offers proposal on Colorado River crisis, disagreeing with six states 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z In research published in 2009, they wrote that based on projections with climate change or even the long-term average flows, “currently scheduled future water deliveries from the Colorado River are not sustainable.” Colorado River crisis so bad lakes Mead and Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z The latest episode of “The Daily” is on the damage that drought has caused to the Colorado River. Your Wednesday Briefing 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Unlike the other states’ plan, California’s does not factor the roughly 1.5 million acre feet of Colorado River water lost to evaporation and transportation. California releases its own plan for Colorado River cuts 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z “If severe, extreme drought conditions continued, then it’s easier for them to sell additional cuts,” said Michael J. Cohen, a senior researcher with the Pacific Institute and an expert on the Colorado River. As the Colorado River dries up, states can’t agree on saving water 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Managers of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California said they plan additional steps to reduce usage of Colorado River water this year. California offers proposal on Colorado River crisis, disagreeing with six states 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z “Climate change is reducing the flow into the Colorado River system, so the agreements are divvying up more water than exists,” said Pierce, a climate scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Colorado River crisis so bad lakes Mead and Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z “The Daily” is on the damage that drought has caused to the Colorado River. Your Wednesday Briefing: China Rebounds 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z California has the largest allocation of water among the seven U.S. states that tap the Colorado River. California releases its own plan for Colorado River cuts 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The Colorado River, a significant source of water for California and six other Western states, is shrinking. How Colorado River Cuts Could Affect California 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Adán Ortega, chair of the MWD board, said the district is preparing to take these measures to “do our part in saving the Colorado River.” California offers proposal on Colorado River crisis, disagreeing with six states 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The Colorado River supplies, on average, about 25% of the water supplies in coastal Southern California, while the region also gets water from Northern California through the State Water Project, and other sources. Colorado River crisis so bad lakes Mead and Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z “The Colorado River Basin is facing an extraordinary drought, which affects both the United States and Mexico,” Rodríguez told the farmers, explaining the reduction in supplies. The river's end: Amid Colorado water cuts, Mexico seeks to restore its lost oasis 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z JB Hamby, chairman of the Colorado River Board of California and a board member of the Imperial Irrigation District, indicated California may file a lawsuit if the federal government attempts to count for evaporative losses. California releases its own plan for Colorado River cuts 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Water from the Colorado River is essential for drinking water in cities and farm irrigation in the countryside. How Colorado River Cuts Could Affect California 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z “The depletion of the Colorado River is a slow-moving natural disaster — one that threatens the livelihoods of 40 million people across seven basin states,” Stanton said. States at impasse as Colorado River water deadline arrives; pressure builds on California 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z At the heart of tensions over water allotments from the Colorado River is a complex set of agreements and decrees known as the ‘Law of the River.’ Colorado River crisis so bad lakes Mead and Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z When the Colorado River reaches the U.S.-Mexico border, it pushes up against Morelos Dam. The river's end: Amid Colorado water cuts, Mexico seeks to restore its lost oasis 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Instead, they will be folded into a larger proposal Reclamation is working on to revise how it operates Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams — behemoth power producers on the Colorado River. California releases its own plan for Colorado River cuts 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The Colorado River and its tributaries pass through seven states and into Mexico, serving 40 million people and a $5 billion-a-year agricultural industry. California holdout in agreement over Colorado River cuts 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z This approach “appropriately distributes the burden” across the Colorado River Basin, said Becky Mitchell, director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board. States at impasse as Colorado River water deadline arrives; pressure builds on California 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z One proposal comes from Nevada: States at the end of the river would see their Colorado River portion shrink based on the distance it travels to reach users. In the West, pressure to count water lost to evaporation 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z His group is one of six organizations in a coalition called Raise the River, which focuses on restoring flows in the Colorado River Delta. The river's end: Amid Colorado water cuts, Mexico seeks to restore its lost oasis 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Imperial Valley: Just north of the Mexico border, farmers are bracing for a future with less water from the Colorado River, The Los Angeles Times reports. Covering the Monterey Park Shooting 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z “We have done so in California and looking to solve a larger Colorado River drought by pointing at those with senior water rights isn’t fair.” California holdout in agreement over Colorado River cuts 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z “Nevertheless, we will continue working hard, building on these recent efforts, to develop a consensus-based approach to addressing the drought conditions on the Colorado River,” Hagekhalil said in an email. States at impasse as Colorado River water deadline arrives; pressure builds on California 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z California has rights to the largest share of Colorado River water. In the West, pressure to count water lost to evaporation 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z As climate change and overuse threaten the Colorado River, Native American tribes seek a larger role in the river’s stewardship. The river's end: Amid Colorado water cuts, Mexico seeks to restore its lost oasis 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z These and other geoglyphs adorn the desert along the lower reaches of the Colorado River, where Indigenous people flourished long before Europeans set foot in North America. ‘A living spirit’: Native people push for changes to protect the Colorado River 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Reclamation will consider the six states’ agreement as part of a larger proposal to revise how it operates Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams — behemoth power producers on the Colorado River. California holdout in agreement over Colorado River cuts 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z “The challenges we had this summer were significant challenges, they truly were,” Chris Harris, executive director of the Colorado River Board of California, said in an interview about the early negotiations. AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z In a December letter to federal officials, Christopher Harris, executive director of the Colorado River Board of California, said any other approach could “face considerable legal and technical challenges.” In the West, pressure to count water lost to evaporation 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z “Fishing for the Cucapá people is what we live from, how we feed ourselves, but it’s also part of our culture. The Colorado River is part of our culture.” The river's end: Amid Colorado water cuts, Mexico seeks to restore its lost oasis 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z California, which settled a dispute over Colorado River water, the federal government intervened to assert that the Fort Mojave Tribe and four other reservations along the river held federally reserved water rights. ‘A living spirit’: Native people push for changes to protect the Colorado River 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Water managers in the Lower Basin say the scale of conservation Reclamation is seeking cannot be met without California, tribes and farmers who draw directly from the Colorado River. California holdout in agreement over Colorado River cuts 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Scientists say the megadrought gripping the southwestern U.S. is the worst in 1,200 years, putting a deep strain on the Colorado River as key reservoirs dip to historically low levels. AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z California’s Imperial Irrigation District, the single largest of all users of Colorado River water, would lose about 19% of its share. In the West, pressure to count water lost to evaporation 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z “We need the Colorado River’s water for the survival of the fish, but also for the survival of the Cucapá people.” The river's end: Amid Colorado water cuts, Mexico seeks to restore its lost oasis 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z She and others have advocated for tribes to be included in regional Colorado River talks where they previously were largely excluded. ‘A living spirit’: Native people push for changes to protect the Colorado River 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z It began with an initial phase of the Colorado River crisis two decades ago. How Las Vegas declared war on thirsty grass and set an example for the desert Southwest 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z The federal government has put up $4 billion for drought relief, and Colorado River users have submitted proposals to get some of that money through actions like leaving fields unplanted. AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z And according to the CVWD, the untreated Colorado River water that is delivered by canal falls into that category, as does water that is pumped from private wells for outdoor irrigation. Why desert golf courses and artificial lakes remain untouched by the Colorado River crisis 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z In addition to carrots, the soft-spoken 66-year-old grew alfalfa and Sudan grass, using Colorado River water that originated as Rocky Mountain snowpack hundreds of miles away. Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z There are 30 federally recognized tribes in the Colorado River Basin. ‘A living spirit’: Native people push for changes to protect the Colorado River 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Since 2002, southern Nevada’s use of Colorado River water has decreased about 26%, even as the area’s population has rapidly grown. How Las Vegas declared war on thirsty grass and set an example for the desert Southwest 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z Up to 200 feet wide and 20 feet deep, the canal delivers the single largest share of Colorado River water to the fertile farmlands of the Imperial Valley. In California’s Imperial Valley, farmers brace for a future with less Colorado River water 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z As the federal government pushes states to reduce usage of dwindling Colorado River water, Imperial Valley farmers fear a “worst-case” scenario. Why desert golf courses and artificial lakes remain untouched by the Colorado River crisis 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z And the Colorado River water that once irrigated these 400 acres? Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z |
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