Wyoming irrigators face mounting fees for reservoirs on forest land

Wyoming irrigators struggle to pay Forest Service permit fees for reservoirs on federal land, with some facing large back-payments due to missed ditch bill easement application deadlines.

California’s high reservoir levels reflected in 2024 allocations

California’s Central Valley Project water allocations for 2024 show improvement due to increased snowpack, but south-of-Delta contractors still face limitations and water conservation efforts are likely to continue.

SCOTUS to hear federal objections to Rio Grande settlement

SCOTUS to review Texas v. New Mexico, Colorado, a decades-long water rights dispute involving the 1938 Rio Grande Compact and federal objections to the states’ settlement agreement.