Voices: We represent the Upper Basin states, and it’s time we manage the Colorado River we have — not the one we want
Adapting to actual hydrologic conditions, which the Upper Basin does every year out of necessity, can provide a model for ...
Heartland1hOpinion
Time is on Colorado’s Side – No Need to Rush
The ultimate “protection” for Colorado and the other Upper Basin states (Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico) is rigid enforcement ...
Upper and lower basin states hit tough impasse at annual Colorado River conference
Western states that rely on the Colorado River are in a heated deadlock over how to manage the troubled river, and are ...
Aspen Journalism2d
The Roundup | J-1 worker woes, basin states deadlocked and digging in
Recently at Aspen Journalism, we dig deep into critical water issues on the Western Slope and across the wider Colorado River ...
Coho salmon numbers smash record for second year in a row in Upper Willamette Basin
The number of coho returning to the Upper Willamette smashed records for the second year in a row, but it wasn't necessarily ...
Las Vegas Sun7d
As clock ticks down on deadline for new Colorado River agreement, Lower Basin states pound the table for conservation
John Entsminger, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, stressed to colleagues during the Colorado River ...
AZ Central7d
Colorado River states fear a long legal battle as talks falter over shortage rules
The three Lower Basin states of Arizona, California and Nevada say they’ve cut deeply already and are willing to cut more, but they will need help from the Upper Basin states in especially dry ...
The Reporter21h
Vacaville to construct flood detention basin
Public Works Director Brian McLane presented a detention basin project that would limit flooding on Alamo Creek to the Vacaville City Council Tuesday evening. Stormwater runoff from the Blue Ridge ...
Yahoo7d
Upper and lower basin states hit tough impasse at annual Colorado River conference
Negotiators in both the Lower and Upper Basin states all acknowledged they have three options to decide how states will share the river’s waning water supply going forward: litigation ...