Drought Contingency Plan

The drive behind a massive water development project in southwestern Utah, the Lake Powell Pipeline, shows no signs of slowing even after the Colorado...

A plan to address a shrinking supply of water on a river that serves 40 million people in the U.S. West is headed to President Donald Trump.The U.S. House…

Updated at 3 p.m.A California irrigation district that has the largest entitlement to Colorado River water says it doesn't support proposed federal…

Water leaders from the seven states that make up the Colorado River basin are one step closer to finalizing a drought contingency plan. Representatives…

High snowpack in the southern Rocky Mountains this winter will likely stave off a shortage declaration in the Colorado River watershed in 2020, relieving…

The last day of January was looking like a banner day for Arizona's water planning. State lawmakers had passed legislation authorizing Arizona to enter…

A California irrigation district with the highest-priority rights to water from a major Western river is using its power to demand federal funds to…

Arizona won't have all the pieces of a Colorado River drought plan finished by the federal government's deadline to finalize protections for water used by…

States that rely on the Colorado River for their water supplies are currently unable to finish a series of agreements that would keep its biggest…

Each winter, anxious water managers, farmers and city leaders in the American Southwest turn their eyes toward the snowy peaks of the southern Rocky…