The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation should start planning to modify the Glen Canyon Dam, which plugs the Colorado to form Lake ...

As Colorado River states race to finish a deal, water users face a resource altered by drought and climate change.

The Salt Lake Tribune reports seven states must agree on sharing Colorado River water by 2026 due to dwindling supplies and impending shortages.

The lines in the sand haven't changed, even if warring states are working on a new deal to save the Colorado River.

Nebraska officials on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against Colorado, alleging the Centennial State is allowing “unlawful ...

States that use Colorado River water need to agree on new rules for sharing it by 2026. If they don't, they will likely end up in messy court battles.

Negotiators from seven Colorado River basin states in recent weeks have said they're discussing a plan that would base the amount of water released from Lake Mead and Lake Powell on the river's flows.

Arizona officials present details of a new proposal to share future shortages on the Colorado River. The "supply-driven" solution would base allocations on the river's actual flows, not on storage ...

State negotiators are meeting more often. The Colorado River is a critical source of water for Arizona, providing 36% of the state’s water, according to the Arizona Department of Water Resources.

Western newspapers, blogs, and podcasts are humming this month with stories that the seven states on the Colorado River are close to an agreement on managing the river in future years. The ...

That, they say, is clearly spelled out in the Colorado River Compact signed a century ago.. But the Upper Basin disagrees, saying it can’t provide what the river doesn’t produce. And that it ...

Applying a market-based approach to Colorado River management could ensure more robust and reliable supplies for farmers, communities and the environment, a new study has found. Without ...