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Lake Mead

drought, Colorado River, Lake Mead, Lake Powell, Mesa, Chandler, Arizona, water conservation, xeriscaping
Nov 3, 2022

Arizona lawmakers push California to cut water usage

Arizona state and federal lawmakers are pressuring California to cut its Colorado River usage as the federal government is threatening to intervene after states failed to agree on a plan to limit what they take from the river. 

drought, Colorado River, Lake Mead, crisis, water, Arizona State University, groundwater depletion
Oct 28, 2022

New US plan could lead to federal action on Colorado River

The Interior Department announced Friday that it will consider revising a set of guidelines for operating two major dams on the Colorado River in the first sign of what could lead to federal action to protect the once-massive but shrinking reservoirs behind them.

fish, Colorado River, Lake Mead, Lake Powell, fish, reservoir, trout
Sep 19, 2022

On the Colorado River, growing concern for trout and chub

Key Colorado River reservoirs Lake Powell and Lake Mead are both only about one-quarter full. The continued drop, due to overuse and an increasingly arid climate, is threatening the fish and the economies built around them.

Colorado River, drought, Lake Mead, farming, Upper Colorado River Basin, Yuma
Sep 16, 2022

Arizona worries about access to Colorado River 

Due to a logjam in interstate negotiations for massive cuts in Colorado River water deliveries, farmers and urban users have no idea how much water use they'll be ordered to cut. 

Aug 19, 2022

Crisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado River

Hydroelectric turbines may stop turning. Las Vegas and Phoenix may be forced to restrict water usage or growth. Farmers might cease growing some crops, leaving fields of lettuce and melons to turn to dust.

drought, Colorado River, Lake Mead, crisis, water, Arizona State University, groundwater depletion
Aug 16, 2022

Arizona faces more water cuts under stepped-up Colorado River shortage 

Arizona will lose an additional 80,000 acre-feet from its federally allotted Colorado River water rights next year, on top of a 512,000 acre-foot reduction already in place this year. 

Aug 15, 2022

Deadline looms for western states to cut Colorado River use

Cities and farms in seven U.S. states, including Arizona, are bracing for cuts this week as officials stare down a deadline to propose unprecedented reductions to their use of the water, setting up what's expected to be the most consequential week for Colorado River policy in years.

Aug 8, 2022

More human remains discovered as drought dries Lake Mead

More human remains have been found at drought-stricken Lake Mead National Recreation Area east of Las Vegas.

May 3, 2022

US to hold back Lake Powell water to protect hydropower

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. officials announced what they called extraordinary steps on Tuesday to keep hundreds of billions of gallons of water stored in a reservoir on the... […]

Apr 15, 2022

Feds weigh emergency water action in West

FLAGSTAFF — Federal officials say it may be necessary to reduce water deliveries to users on the Colorado River to prevent the shutdown of a huge dam that supplies hydropower... […]

Nov 24, 2021

Lawmakers ponder water legislation for ‘22

Arizona lawmakers next year will be wrestling with what to do in the shadow of a worsening shortage in one of this state’s most vital water supplies. 

Nov 4, 2021

AZ relationship with water changed forever

Arizona promotes itself as a world leader in water management. Yet rural wells and rivers are drying up since sustainable water management plans are hindered by laws no longer appropriate for these times. Our relationship with desert water has changed, and our water laws must change too. 

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