Lake Mead has reached a new record low, and researchers say more record lows are likely in the months ahead as the Colorado River crisis continues.
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The federal government has laid out a path by which it could drastically cut deliveries to the Central Arizona Project that brings drinking wa…
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Lakes Mead and Powell are storing barely more water today than Lake Mead alone did in 1957 — at a time when construction on the dam that would…
- Debra Utacia Krol Arizona Republic
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Aubrey Bettencourt, a California farmer and former Interior Department official, is expected to be nominated to lead the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. If confirmed, she would oversee major Western water projects and face immediate challenges involving Colorado River shortages, drought and negotiations among states, tribes and water users.
- Boyd T. Miller Special to the Arizona Daily Star
An opinion writer says competing proposals from Upper and Lower Colorado River Basin states are setting the stage for a major legal battle over water rights and conservation. With a federal deadline looming in 2026, the dispute could ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, carrying major implications for Arizona and the Southwest’s water future.
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Climate change is here and as it gets worse and we pass our 3.6 °F threshold it’s likely going to cause a domino effect of issues. But even be…
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Nearly 75 groups and other entities representing a wide range of interests want Congress to pony up at least $2 billion to invest in water con…
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A proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada to shave their take from the Colorado River for the next 30 months is drawing favorable reactio…
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Very dry and warm weather in the winter and early spring means Colorado River flows into Lake Powell will hit record lows this summer, a new f…
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Arizona, California and Nevada say they've put together a proposal to stabilize the ailing Colorado River by saving at least 3.2 million acre-…
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