Water from the Colorado River and its tributaries irrigates farms, sprinkles lawns and quenches the thirst of millions across Utah and the greater Southwest. While only 27% of the state’s water comes ...

Western Slope elected officials, water managers, engineers, and conservationists met in Grand Junction on Friday, Oct. 3, all focused on one thing: the uncertain future of the Colorado River. “Water ...

Negotiators from seven states must tell the federal government on Tuesday whether they’ve made progress on an agreement to divide up water from the Colorado River. The river supplies drinking water ...

MOAB, Utah — You can see how low the water levels are, even for this time of year. The "bathtub rings" are apparent on the shoreline and more sediment is exposed. "This year, we did not see the same ...

When seven states got together in 1922 to effectively divide up Colorado River usage, their resulting compact declared: “Nothing in this compact shall be construed as affecting the obligations of the ...

Colorado River water is being given away or sold at rock-bottom wholesale prices to water districts serving farms and cities across the Southwest, creating a major disincentive to conservation as the ...