As Lake Powell and Lake Mead near critical elevations, federal planners face narrowing operational options that could reshape ...

There are five options of what management of the vital waterway could look like after the current rules expire in August.

A draft environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Reclamation outlines post-2026 Colorado River dam operations, assessing coordination, reliability and infrastructure risk in an era of ...

No matter which alternative the federal government picks to manage the depleted Colorado River, there's a very good chance of ...

Federal agencies released draft long-term Colorado River management plans outlining five alternatives for post-2026 water ...

A river authority in central Texas has been awarded a $29 million grant to strengthen flood monitoring systems while a ...

Hydropower output at Hoover Dam is down by about half since 2000. Lakes Mead and Powell are approaching critical thresholds below which hydropower generation would be severely curtailed or cease.

A high-stakes deadline has been set for Arizona and six other basin states to agree on how to divide Colorado River water ...

A judge has sided with a Western Slope water district in a dispute with Denver Water over a problem dam in Grand County. In its 2021 complaint, Denver Water accused the Colorado River Water ...

From Wyoming to Southern California, 40 million people depend on winter snowpack in the Rocky Mountains. When the snow melts ...

In late May, as the outside temperature approached 100 degrees, Arizona’s top water policy officials gathered in an air-conditioned Phoenix conference room. Their purpose that day was to decide ...