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Upstream states on the Colorado River are investing in measurement technology, but experts say more data doesn't always mean ...
Dry spring weather is causing plants to use more snowmelt, reducing Colorado River streamflow. This explains why runoff ...
Arizona is has the second-highest rate of wastewater reuse in the Colorado River basin, according to a new study. And it ...
Time is ticking for states that share the shrinking Colorado River to negotiate a new set of governing rules. One major ...
How states dependent on the Colorado River are struggling to strike a long-term agreement Years of overuse combined with rising temperatures and drought have meant less water flows in the Colorado ...
The amount of snowmelt expected to reach the key reservoirs on the Colorado River this spring is far below the median of the last two decades, despite near-normal snowpack levels and heavy March ...
The Colorado River can potentially become overdrawn under a warmer climate. Researchers say they have identified a crucial solution for states to prevent continued strain on the Colorado River ...
Five out of seven Colorado River basin states are failing to maximize a critical resource that could help alleviate the region’s long-standing water crisis, a new report found. Across all the ...
The researchers found that in the Moab region of the central Colorado Plateau, river incision paused from 1.8 million years ago to about 350,000 years ago. This pause was followed by a period of ...
Winter is drawing to a close, and with it, so are the chances of boosting snowpack across the Colorado River Basin. The mountains in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming saw a cluster of storms ...
and contract cancellations are bringing into question what the future of the Colorado River looks like as stakeholders approach a critical 2026 deadline for new water usage agreements. The ...