As deadline approaches, Colorado River stewards debate how to share water

There are five options of what management of the vital waterway could look like after the current rules expire in August.
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Arizona’s Cheap Water Supply Is Drying Up—and It Could Hit Affordability Hard

As Arizona’s cheap water era ends, rising utility costs and supply constraints could reshape the state’s affordability model.
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Is drying up the Colorado River going to dry up Utah?

SALT LAKE CITY — The seven states that make up the Colorado River basin are facing a Tuesday decision with the federal government on a commitment to draw down on water use on a river in crisis. The ...

Federal officials pursue own Colorado River management plans as states try to overcome impasse

I don’t think anything in here was new to (states’ negotiators), so this doesn’t necessarily change the calculus. … This ...

Colorado River talks: States are still at odds but working toward a 5-year plan

In Colorado River negotiations, states are still at odds but working toward a 5-year plan, Utah's top negotiator said.
The Colorado Sun

Series of big storms needed to make up huge snow supply gap, Colorado water experts say

There’s still winter left, but Colorado experts say the state needs some mega snowstorms to reach an average snowpack and water supply.
The Desert Sun

Colorado River talks hit crunch time. What’s at stake for California water?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The clock is ticking down to a federal deadline Tuesday for California and six other Western states to reach the broad ...