The proposed 2026 Farm, Food, and National Security Act (H.R. 7567) includes provisions affecting rural water systems, wells, conservation programs, and drought resilience across the nation and the...

Colorado officials say a federal draft plan for managing Lake Powell and Lake Mead after 2026 may rely on unrealistic water supplies and fails to address long-term Colorado River shortages.

Arizona lawmakers are pushing back against a federal draft plan for managing the Colorado River after 2026, arguing it would place disproportionate water reductions on Lower Basin states and could...

California launches Water Plan 2028 with a goal of adding 9 million acre-feet of water supply by 2040 to address drought, climate swings, and growing demand.

February storms improved California’s snowpack, but totals remain below average across the Sierra Nevada as the critical spring runoff season approaches.

The Bureau of Reclamation has launched a national prize challenge to develop new technologies that stop invasive mussels spreading through watercraft ballast systems, a growing threat to reservoirs,...