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Colorado River outlook darkens dramatically in new study
In the gloomiest long-term forecast yet for the drought-stricken Colorado River, a new study warns that lower river basin states including Arizona may have to slash their take from the river up to 40% by the 2050s to keep reservoirs from fa...
The Colorado River Basin’s Worsening Dryness In Five Numbers
Dry conditions are the worst they’ve been in almost 20 years across the Colorado River watershed, which acts as the drinking and irrigation water supply for 40 million people in the American Southwest....
Rain, snow to bring much needed drought-relief to Arizona ahead of fire season
We've had a little rain and snow this week and a lot more could be on the way. Arizona's Weather Authority team is very excited to track the next two big winter storms, but water managers at Salt River Project might be even giddier....
Upper Colorado River drought plan triggered for first time
Increasingly bleak forecasts for the Colorado River have for the first time put into action elements of the 2019 upper basin drought contingency plan. ...
Arizona needs to use less groundwater. But how much are we really willing to conserve?
Opinion: Can we save quantifiable amounts of groundwater? And if so, how much? These are key questions as Arizona embarks on a major overhaul of its mandatory conservation measures....