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Arizona commits to drought plan for Colorado River
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has been prodding Western states to wrap up drought contingency plans, one each in the lower and upper basins.
Conservation accord is progress toward much-needed Colorado River deal
Overall, the agreement represents incremental progress – but even more significant may be the much-needed spark it provides to re-energize drought contingency discussions within Arizona and across the entire Colorado River Basin.
CAP, partners and a wet spring stave off river shortage
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently released a report confirming that the U.S. Secretary of the Interior will not declare an anticipated shortage of water on the Colorado River in January, 2016.
Feds revising Lake Mead water projections following wet May
Federal water managers are due to release a monthly projection of water levels at Lake Mead on Monday, and the rain in May might change what they say.
Feds project Lake Mead below drought trigger point in 2017
Federal water managers have released a report projecting that Lake Mead's water levels will fall below a point in January 2017 that would force supply cuts to Arizona and Nevada.
