Data centers, mining, wildfire fallout, dam operations, and drought shifts—this week’s Colorado River updates reveal both conflict and hard-won progress.
Tag: Western water policy
Public Law 119-37 keeps Colorado River programs funded at 2025 levels while expanding support for rural water systems, watershed work, and multi-benefit irrigation projects across the West.
Water news videos: Colorado River standoff and key water reforms
Two new Western Water Weekly videos cover missed Colorado River deadlines, new water laws, drought updates, groundwater issues, and major Basin-wide changes.
Nebraska v Colorado: Colorado urges SCOTUS to reject canal dispute
Nebraska and Colorado face off in the Supreme Court over South Platte River water rights and a long-delayed canal first promised a century ago.