The battle over one of the Colorado River’s oldest, non-consumptive water rights continued this week during a 14-hour Colorado Water Conservation Board hearing over whether the rights could be used ...

The Trump administration has set a mid-November deadline for the seven states that draw water from the river to reach an agreement. Government officials must aggressively address cutting Colorado ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ted Cooke was asked to withdraw his nomination to lead the Bureau of Reclamation. The withdrawal comes as seven ...

Nebraska is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Colorado's request to table the states' dispute over the South Platte ...

The clock is ticking for seven states to figure out how they’ll share dwindling water in the Colorado River for the foreseeable future. In a meeting at the Utah State Capitol Thursday, the river’s ...

DUCHESNE, Utah — New information is emerging about what's being negotiated between the seven states who rely on the Colorado River: an "amicable divorce" between the Upper and Lower Basins. At a ...

Just months after the federal government closed on a land exchange with a billionaire, a proposal to institute a permit system on the Blue River has ignited a conversation about river access and ...

Western Slope elected officials, water managers, engineers and conservationists met in Grand Junction on Friday, Oct. 3, all focused on one thing: the uncertain future of the Colorado River. “Water ...

The Colorado River as it flows through Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Photo: Adventure_Photo (iStock). A million acre-feet of water in the Colorado River — and the efforts by Western Slope water partners ...