Showing posts with label Colorado River. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colorado River. Show all posts
February 1, 2019

Feds start process to manage Colorado River after states miss drought plan deadline

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A view of Hoover Dam is seen from the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevad...
January 31, 2019

Arizona joins Colorado River drought plan

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Decision to join drought plan, authorized by lawmakers and Gov. Doug Ducey, went right up to edge of federal deadline. In this July 28, 2014...
September 5, 2018

Feds hurting Lake Powell to prop up Lake Mead, scientists warn

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The water level on Lake Powell, shown in 2013, dropped by about 100 feet from its high mark. That distance is indicated by the white marks...
December 22, 2017

Preparing for a drier future along the Colorado River

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The Colorado River flows beside a hay field near Blythe. (Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun) Ian James The Desert Sun A fter a 17-year run ...
June 21, 2017

Colorado’s runoff has peaked

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Lake Powell 65 percent full, but much of it going to Mead Lake Powell By Gary Harmon The Daily Sentinel T he runoff of 2017 is over and...
December 24, 2016

Lake Powell ‘savings account’ has the potential to run dry

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Completed in 1966, the massive concrete structure of Glen Canyon Dam holds back Lake Powell, one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the...
December 16, 2016

Delayed Colorado River deal will likely fall to Trump administration to finish

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The Colorado River flows near Arches National Park in Utah in February 2016. (Photo: Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun) Ian James The Desert Su...
December 15, 2016

Feds give 20 more years to Glen Canyon Dam on Colorado River

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FILE - This Nov. 19, 2012, file photo, shows the high-flow release of water into the Colorado River from bypass tubes at Glen Canyon Dam i...
May 18, 2016

Lake Mead hits new record low

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The levels of Lake Mead, near Las Vegas, have declined in recent years and are approaching critical shortage levels. (Photo: Jay Calderon/...
May 10, 2016

The Drought Goes On: As Lake Mead Sinks, States Agree to More Drastic Water Cuts

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Lake Mead, the West's largest reservoir, is dropping at a rapid rate. Written by Sarah Tory Coachella Valley Independent T hree...
November 21, 2015

Water Agency's Land Purchase Rattles California Farmers

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Bart Fisher, farmer and president of the Palo Verde Irrigation District, looks at the Colorado River. The third-generation farmer who was bo...
November 9, 2015

Riders on the Storm

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Democrats also use appropriations riders, despite recent protest. Cadiz agricultural well head and pond in the Mojave Desert. By Jim Swift ...
October 31, 2015

Why the BLM’s decision on the Cadiz project was the right one

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In this undated file photo provided by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, water flows through the Southern California...