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link to DOI proposes new operating guidelines for Colorado River system

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...

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link to Hydropower plant in western Colorado nixed

Hydropower plant in western Colorado nixed

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.

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link to Drought: Cal. giving workshops for rural water providers

Drought: Cal. giving workshops for rural water providers

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...

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link to Snowpack encouraging, for now.

Snowpack encouraging, for now.

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.

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link to Colorado River Crisis: AZ Sen. Kelly wants CA to do more or have Salton Sea funding withheld

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.

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link to Settlement proposal to be filed for Rio Grande water rights case

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...

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  1. Deborah on Colorado River Basin faces growing droughtFebruary 20, 2026

    It depends. For instance, parts of Colorado that directly feed the Colorado River have had a snow deficit, resulting in…

  2. Deborah on Arizona pushes back on Post-2026 Colorado River planFebruary 20, 2026

    There are a lot of tributaries that feed into it, and everyone is fighting over them, too. I think it's…

  3. Callie Humes on Colorado River Basin faces growing droughtFebruary 20, 2026

    If only some [arts of the Western states are getting percipitation does if effect the whole state or just the…

  4. Callie Humes on Arizona pushes back on Post-2026 Colorado River planFebruary 20, 2026

    I think it is really interesting how one river supports a lot of people and a lot of communities and…

  5. Helen c on New Mexico bill presses rules on oilfield wastewaterFebruary 6, 2026

    One likes to hope the time will come, (soon), when these destructive corporations finally reap what they have sown.

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