A big bend on the Colorado River. (Photo: Alexander Stephens/Bureau of Reclamation) States in the upper and lower Colorado River basin have spent the last few months negotiating how water cuts should ...

As Colorado continues to negotiate with the seven Colorado River basin states on the post-2026 operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the state’s attorney general and lead negotiator are ready for a ...

A high-stakes deadline has been set for Arizona and six other basin states to agree on how to divide Colorado River water before current rules expire in 2026. The federal government released five ...

A plan to cover water shortages on the Crystal River lists four reservoirs as sources for the water, two of which would be newly constructed. In December, the Rifle-based West Divide Water Conservancy ...

In an effort to head off concerns about the state’s role in a major Western Slope water deal, a Western Slope water district has offered up a compromise proposal to Front Range water providers. To ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Negotiators for seven states including California remain deeply divided on how to cut water use along the Colorado ...