Using federal funds, the upper basin states will encourage Colorado River water users to save water by paying them to not use their water rights.
Tag: Wyoming
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...
The Wyoming Food Bank is set to deliver water to Rawlins residents who face water problems due to aging infrastructure and low water reserves.
Following a dry winter, drought conditions persist in Wyoming, making life challenging for ranchers.
For the first time since Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam were constructed in the 1930s, the federal government has declared a water shortage. Arizona will be hardest hit.
Decreasing water levels at Lake Powell and Lake Mead have triggered scheduled releases from three upstream reservoirs into the system. They include Blue Mesa Reservoir, Flaming Gorge Reservoir and...