Arizona officials say studying a century-old, forced-cuts policy will drive home the risks of water shortages to all Colorado ...

The Upper Basin states are legally required to send a certain amount of water to their downstream neighbors – California, ...

Researchers call the free river rule an archaic “loophole” that should be closed to properly manage the state’s water resources.

On a six-day expedition through Cataract Canyon, I learned what's at stake for the Colorado River — and the people who are ...

The race to get bills signed into law before President Joe Biden leaves office is on, and two water bills sponsored by Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Denver, are trying to get ...

The construction of the 445-acre-foot Windy Gap Reservoir in 1985, built near the headwaters of the Colorado River to help divert water to more than a million people in the state’s northern ...

The six watersheds collectively support a $5 billion annual agricultural economy and also feed the Lake Powell reservoir — the second largest reservoir in the Colorado River region.

Tribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River plan Navajo officials are celebrating the signing of legislation outlining a proposed water rights ...

Autumn Gillard notes that many tribal members in Southern Utah recognize the river daily "as a source of life, power, and ...

The Colorado River tributary is a vital water source for the desert landscape and also marks part of the Navajo Nation's ...