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Colorado River water managers in the Upper Basin want monthly drought meetings with feds
Water managers are preparing for another potentially lackluster runoff this year in the Colorado River Basin. At a meeting ...
Colorado snowpack, after a dry January, is near normal in north — and dismal in some places
A dry January across Colorado and the rest of the Rocky Mountain West has created a dichotomy of water haves and have-nots.
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Lake Mead projections lower as snowpack lags in Upper Colorado River Basin
With snowpack levels hovering around 84% of normal, projections for Lake Mead released on Friday show the reservoir dropping ...
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Lake Powell: Water Flows To Drop 24% Below Normal Say Forecasters
A map showing snow water equivalent in southwestern ... but you probably won't be." The Colorado River Basin Forecast Center said in its report: "Long-range weather models have been hinting ...
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Colorado River’s “essential” conservation program, now lapsed, faces Trump spending freeze. Can lawmakers bring it back?
The pilot program has paid water users — mostly farmers and ranchers — in the four states in the Colorado River’s Upper Basin to voluntarily use less river water than their water rights allow.
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Arizona GFD, partners awarded nearly $25 million for Colorado River Basin restoration
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) and its partners received a $24.5 million award to be used for restoration efforts within the Colorado River Basin, it announced on ...
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Colorado River senators press states to reach deal
Western senators are pushing state officials in the Colorado River Basin to reach agreement on a new long-term operating plan for the drought-stricken waterway. The lawmakers are also seeking a ...