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Upper #Colorado River states push for mediation on water cuts " Tucson. com #COriver #aridification
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (182+ words) Click the link to read the article on the Tucson. com website (Tony Davis). Here's an excerpt: It's time to bring in a mediator to handle the prolonged dispute over managing the Colorado River between the Upper and Lower Colorado…...
High temperatures the biggest factor in low #snowpack, low river flows " The #Aspen Daily News #runoff
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (194+ words) coyotegulch. blog Click the link to read the article on The Aspen Daily News website (Kari Dequine). Here's an excerpt: Meteorological records dating back 130 years show a handful of years with winters drier than the 2025-26 winter, said Rebecca Briesmoore, a…...
The Bureau of Reclamation is planning to increase releases in from #Flaming Gorge Reservoir while cutting discharges from #Lake Powell " Summit Daily #Colorado River #COriver #aridification
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (245+ words) coyotegulch. blog Click the link to read the article on the Summit Daily website (Ali Longwell). Here's an excerpt: With a historic drought hitting the Colorado River basin, the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation is making preparations to slow releases from the…...
Emergency plans for the #Colorado River buy time, not solutions " Caitlin Ochs (High Country News) #COriver #aridification
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (675+ words) Click the link to read the article on the High Country News website (Caitlin Ochs): The federal government ordered Flaming Gorge water released and cuts to Lake Powell releases, to prevent collapse. Across the Colorado River Basin, an extremely low…...
New Mexico's Time-Honored Irrigation Canals Face Existential Threat: As the #Rio Grande dries out months early, water managers look to blessings, prayers and groundwater to save the acequias" Tina Deines (Inside Climate News. org)
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (956+ words) Click the link to read the article on the Inside Climate News website (Tina Deines): As the Rio Grande dries out months early, water managers look to blessings, prayers and groundwater to save the acequias that have spread water, history…...
Severe #Colorado River #drought leads to water releases from Upper Basin reservoirs and reduced flows from #Lake Powell " #Aspen Public Radio #COriver #aridification
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (203+ words) Click the link to read the article on the Aspen Public Radio website (Caroline Llanes). Here's an excerpt: Seth Arens, a hydrologist at the'Western Water Assessment, said Glen Canyon Dam was not designed to have the river outlet works as…...
Indian Peaks Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of #Utah Files to Protect Tribal Water Rights " Native American Rights Fund
1+ week, 1+ day ago (264+ words) On April 1, 2026, the Indian Peaks Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, represented by the Native American Rights Fund, filed a'Notice of Appeal and Petition for Stay'with the U. S. Department of the Interior, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Interior Board…...
#Arizona's Growth Machine keeps churning even as existing communities dry up: Thinking about #Grand Canyon river flows " Jonathan P. Thompson (Land Desk. org) #Colorado River #COriver #aridification
1+ week, 2+ day ago (723+ words) Click the link to read the article on The Land Desk website (Jonathan P. Thompson): " Aridification Watch " Sometimes it feels like there are two parallel Southwestern United States out there. One is naturally arid, is getting hotter and hotter by the…...
Critics question feds" plans for future of #Colorado River: In years of severe #drought, "the system is failing", #Climate Change is sapping river flows as #Lake Powell, #Lake Mead water levels continue to fall " The #Denver Post #COriver #aridification
1+ week, 2+ day ago (526+ words) coyotegulch. blog Click the link to read the article on The Denver Post website (Elise Schmelzer). Here"s an excerpt: The multitude of water managers tasked with overseeing the drying Colorado River systemstand at a dire crossroads. As a years…...
Navajo Reservoir Spring Operations meeting Tuesday April 21, 2026from 1-3pm " Reclamation
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (159+ words) Navajo Reservoir Spring Operations meeting Tuesday April 21, 2026 from 1-3pm " Reclamation'coyotegulch. blog From email from Reclamation: Reminder Navajo Reservoir Spring Operations MTG Tuesday April 21st from 1-3pm. The meeting will be entirely virtual; members of this list should have received a Teams invite. If…...