The Interior Department privately floated a plan to drill new tunnels through Glen Canyon dam along the Colorado River in a bid to enable water to flow out of the…
One proposal would bring cuts of 2 million acre-feet of water for users pulling from the drought-choked Colorado River system, mostly affecting California, Nevada and Arizona, in an attempt to…
California released a proposed plan for Colorado River water conservation that directly contradicts a separate plan proposed by the basin’s six other states Kyle Roerink, executive director of the Great…
Hopes to forge a plan to reduce Colorado River Basin water use by 15% to 25% this year disintegrated this week with dueling proposals that pit California against Arizona and…
Politics and threatened litigation are replacing what is left of the water in the Colorado River as the seven basin states that rely on the West’s largest river try to…
Six of the seven states that rely on the Colorado River proposed protecting the system’s major reservoirs with downstream reductions. But California, the biggest user, has its own plan under…
Six out of the seven western states that depend on the Colorado River have submitted a plan to cut usage. The proposal from Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and…
Six of the Colorado River Basin states signed a proposal to cut water use. However, environmental organizations don't believe the the cuts go far enough. “Instead of bending over backwards…
Six of the states in the Colorado River Basin have signed a compact to address water on the river. However, California - the biggest water user - was noticeably missing. …
The Colorado River Basin states are negotiating potential cuts to water allocation. GBWN's Kyle Roerink told the Review Journal the lack of mandatory cuts in the upper basin exemplifies the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJANUARY 30, 2023KYLE ROERINK, GREAT BASIN WATER NETWORK, 702-324-9662JOHN WEISHEIT, LIVING RIVERS, 435-260-2590 WILL RECLAMATION AND THE STATES MAKE THE GRADE ON A CO RIVER DEAL One out of nine…
January 31, 2023
For Immediate Release
Kyle Roerink, Great Basin Water Network, 702-324-9662
Zach Frankel, Utah Rivers Council, 801-699-1856
Eric Balken, Glen Canyon Institute, 801-631-2774
John Weisheit, Living Rivers, 435-260-2590
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A federal government deadline is looming over seven states that depend on Colorado River water. That deadline arrives on Jan. 31, and if the states haven’t agreed on a plan…
Watch a distinguished panel discuss the future of tribal water rights, dams, food production and overall management challenges on the river in the wake of the ongoing drought and the…
The Sierra Nevada mountain range is dusted with snow fall from a recent storm. While many are cheering the recent weather, the snow is not enough to fix the drought…
The snowpack in the Rocky Mountains has risen above normal for this time of year. While the snowmelt will eventually find its way into the Colorado River, the elevated snowpack…
Groundwater is an important resource in the Desert West. Cities across Utah and Nevada rely on underground aquifers for fresh water. As reliance on this resource becomes more prevalent, researchers…
With your support, Great Basin Water Network helped kill the Southern Nevada Water Authorities' pipeline. However, the water grab may be rising from the dead. GBWN's Kyle Roerink talked…
The Colorado snowpack levels are higher than in recent years, but as GBWN's Kyle Roerink explains, the drought is far from over. “Looking at today’s snowpack as a potential respite…