(Big Water, UT) — Lake Powell is already low, but it’s possible this could be the reservoir’s worst water year ever. That’s according to a new report released yesterday by the National Weather Service’s Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. It says the dry, warm weather in March was a major […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Projects affecting the Upper Colorado River Basin will soon benefit from nearly 30-million dollars in new federal funding. Utah is one of the states included in the government effort to improve drought planning across the Basin. Department of Interior officials announced the funding on Tuesday. […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Two members of Arizona’s congressional delegation introduced legislation Tuesday on a plan to address a shrinking supply of water from a river that serves 40 million people in the U.S. West. Republican Sen. Martha McSally and Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva vowed to move identical bills quickly […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Western states are watching with interest as Arizona comes up against a deadline to approve a plan to ensure a key reservoir doesn’t become unusable for the farmers, cities, tribes and developers that depend on it. The other six states in the Colorado River basin have […]
