The Sierra Club alleges San Francisco inflated water demand forecasts, raising concerns about river ecosystems, public spending, and rising water bills.

October rains eased drought in parts of the Colorado River Basin, with improvements in Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. More rain is forecast.

Arizona, California, and Nevada prepare for Colorado River cuts with water banking, farm conservation, new restrictions, and city water projects.

Utah offers farmers up to $492 per acre to temporarily stop irrigation and send water to the Great Salt Lake. Applications close November 30.

Arizona will hold October 14 workshops in Salome as new groundwater restrictions and conservation planning move forward in Ranegras Plain.

A nationwide study finds small and rural water systems face disproportionately high costs to remove PFAS from drinking water.