Established in 1902, those senior rights ensure that when the river runs low, water continues to move west through our valleys, sustaining agriculture, wildlife habitat, and communities before ...

Colorado River officials have less than two months to make a decision regarding the future of the river. At a recent ...

“We cannot negotiate with people who say what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.”— John F. Kennedy Representatives of the seven U.S. states — including Utah — that live on the water ...

Tribal leaders had voiced frustration in recent weeks about talks on the Colorado River, but pledged cooperation in a new ...

As I’ve followed the long-running negotiations over the Colorado River the last couple of years, very little progress has been made in transforming the century-old system of managing the river’s ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Negotiators tasked with hammering out the future of the shrinking Colorado River — and the 40 million people who rely on it — are once again careening toward ...

Arizona cities like Phoenix face significant water restrictions from the Colorado River if new deals with farmers and tribes are not made. Existing agreements and federal funds that have protected ...

The Lower Basin states say they'll accept cuts, but only iff the headwaters states make concessions of their own. Those states say they have nothing left to give. Federal officials warned the states ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Talks among seven states to solve the water shortage on the Colorado River are at an impasse. The closed-door ...