Federal government rolls out ‘extraordinary actions’ to prop up Lake Powell
Water levels in Lake Powell are the lowest they have ever been and still dropping.
Colorado River basin give approval to proposed water cutbacks
The plan would cut flows to Arizona, Nevada and California by 480,000 acre-feet, enough water to supply more than half a million homes for a year.
Amid dropping water levels in Lake Powell, another ‘short-term fix’ is on the way
Upper Colorado River Basis states reach a deal.
Lake Powell is critically low, and still shrinking. Here’s what happens next
The future of the reservoir is largely uncertain, but climate science and recent actions by the government are providing some hints as to what might happen in the near future.
Interior Department considers emergency cutbacks to water supplies
Reductions would be felt most sharply in Central Arizona.
U.S. Senate committee hears 2 bills on tribal water rights in Arizona
CRIT Chairwoman Amelia Flores said her tribe has already helped to stave off the effects of a historic drought by fallowing its fields and taking other measures.
Capacity at Lake Powell continues to shrink
A high-tech combination of aerial and underwater radar found that the reservoir can hold 7% less water than when it was built.
U.S. Senate committee to hear testimony on tribal water rights
The chairwoman of the Colorado River Indian Tribes is in Washington, D.C., this week to testify for a bill that would allow her tribe to lease its water to other parts of Arizona.
Drought to continue, NOAA says
Dryness and above average temperatures bring wildfire danger.
Property owners can learn about their water rights with new map
The map covers sections of the Verde and San Pedro River watersheds.
Lake Powell set to drop below important water level in the 'near future'
The level is nearly too low to generate hydropower.
UN climate report says drought, earlier runoff will make water scarce this summer
A new report from the United Nations’ panel on climate change lays out a grim picture of the future.
For much of the Colorado River basin, a dry start to the new year has lingered
The winter season is far from over, but another dry year would spell trouble for the drought-stricken river basin, which depends heavily on winter snow.
Western drought worst in 1000 years
Scientists say this is the worst case scenario.
Officials break ground on project to repair leaky cross-border sewage pipe
The pipeline, built more than half a century ago, has cracked and ruptured, leading at times to the release of raw sewage.
