In the Colorado River basin, a similar north-south pattern is playing out. Water-supply forecasts in the Upper Colorado River Basin — above Lake Powell — are more promising than in the Lower ...

Lower Colorado River Basin states plan to collectively – and temporarily – cut their water use by 3 million acre-feet by the end of 2026.

The plan reduces states’ usage of the Colorado River by more than 10%, in an attempt to preserve critical supplies of water for drinking and agricultural use.

The Biden administration reached a landmark deal with several western states to stave off an immediate crisis with the Colorado River and the communities that are dependent on it. Under the ...