Heavy tropical rains eased drought across parts of the Southwest, bringing significant improvement to areas of the Colorado River Basin.

A $200 million federal project will replace aging Friant-Kern Canal pump stations to improve water reliability in California’s San Joaquin Valley.

New research finds vegetation taps groundwater during hot, dry summers, reducing water that would otherwise reach Colorado River headwater streams.

Evacuation orders are lifted in southern New Mexico, but flood hazards remain as Doña Ana County begins recovery efforts.

Crews have removed 17 million tons of uranium mill tailings from beside the Colorado River near Moab, but groundwater cleanup remains.

A flash flood emergency and threat of McLeod Dam failure prompted evacuations in Salem and Garfield, New Mexico, on September 29.