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US official declares drought plan done for Colorado River
Seven states that rely on a major waterway in the U.S. West have finished a yearslong effort to create a plan to protect the Colorado River amid a prolonged drought, the federal government declared Tuesday....
Outlook improves for Colorado River reservoirs, but a drought deal is still in the works
Winter storms have covered the Rocky Mountains with snow from Wyoming to northern New Mexico, leaving a bounty of runoff that should boost the levels of the Colorado River’s depleted reservoirs this spring and summer....
Western drought deal is a go, without IID and as Salton Sea clean-up remains stalled
It's done. The Colorado River Board of California voted 8-1-1 Monday to sign on to a multi-state drought contingency plan, which, somewhat ironically, might not be needed for two years because of an exceptionally wet winter....
How much has Arizona wet its appetite for precipitation?
The National Weather Service on Friday offered updated numbers showing just how wet it's been in Arizona since October....
Speculators Back Controversial Water Transfer Bill in Arizona House
Rusty Bowers, the Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, quietly revived a controversial bill this week that would allow private water companies to tap into groundwater in a rural county and transport it to cities and developments...