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Collaboration is Key as Crucial Drought Contingency Plan to Protect the Colorado River is Enacted
When water managers and other stakeholders across the Colorado River Basin began discussions years ago about how to protect our water resources in a rapidly drying West, they knew collaboration would be key in any solution involving seven s...
Salt River water levels affected by winter runoff
As we creep into the 100-degree temperatures this week, many will flock to Salt River to take a dip in the cool water. And those who are familiar with the area may notice something different about the water levels....
Colorado to make tough decisions when it comes to water usage in drought contingency plan
The water battle is over, but the war has just begun. At the 26th annual Summit County State of the River conference at the Silverthorne Pavilion this past Tuesday, the mood was light because of robust snowpack in the mountains and the rece...
Caution stressed for lower Salt River as SRP makes adjustments to water flow
Salt River Project this week will begin a partial summer river swap operation, with water releases ramping down on the Verde River system while gradually increasing from Stewart Mountain Dam on the Salt River starting Tuesday....
Finally, California and IID reach agreement on Salton Sea access and liability
The Imperial Irrigation District board of directors voted Tuesday to allow access across its lands for critically needed state wetlands projects at the Salton Sea, designed to tamp down dangerous dust storms and give threatened wildlife a b...