Utah’s Governor proclaims suspension of new water appropriations
In an effort to conserve the Great Salt Lake, Utah's Gov. Spencer Cox issued a proclamation that suspends new use applications. But with supply already over appropriated, the action might be moot...
One of two groundwater-related initiatives approved in Arizona
At least one of two ballot initiatives to regulate rural groundwater in southern Arizona may have passed. If passed, an "active management area" will be created in the Douglas Basin which will...
DOI proposes new operating guidelines for Colorado River system
The Department of Interior wants to revise operating guidelines to save the Colorado River system. The public will have until December 20 to comment on the notice of intent and supplemental...
A $1.6 billion hydropower project in Colorado's Unaweep Canyon has been nixed a day after federal approval of a study by Xcel Energy, the state's largest electricity provider.
With the 2022 water year ending and another year of drought expected, California’s Department of Water Resources and Rural Water Association are teaming up to give free workshops on drought...
It is likely short-lived good news, but for now, snowpack in the Colorado Rockies is above average and may deliver much needed water to Lake Mead.
