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.
Category: Water News
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.
Colorado River Crisis: AZ Sen. Kelly wants CA to do more or have Salton Sea funding withheld
California needs to commit to more long-term conservation of Colorado River water or face having Salton Sea funds withheld, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly tells the Department of Interior.
Settlement proposal to be filed for Rio Grande water rights case
Three states -- New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado -- are ready to settle a lengthy case before the United States Supreme Court involving Rio Grande River water rights. The federal government and some...
Arizona citizens test ability to regulate groundwater pumping
Despite ballot mix-ups, rural Arizona voters will weigh in this year on whether they want their groundwater to be regulated under "active management areas."