Latest Colorado River News
Deadline closing in for Utah and 6 other states hammering out a new water plan
10-31-2025 by Annie Knox
Utah and six other states along the Colorado River are pushing up against a deadline to figure out as a group how to manage the river and it
Utah may be forced to cut water rights if no Colorado River deal is reached
10-31-2025 by Ben Winslow
PRICE, Utah — Kevin Cotner is familiar with the dreaded term "curtailment." The Price-area hay farmer experiences it naturally as a result
Utah Supreme Court rejects Colorado River water pipeline project
10-23-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court has rejected a project that proposes to take water from the Colorado River system in Utah, pump it h
Utah now runs the world's largest remote-controlled cloud seeding program
10-09-2025 by Ben Winslow
WEST JORDAN, Utah — Utah's expansion of cloud seeding is starting to provide a return on investment, water policymakers were told Thursday.
‘No water available’: Coalition warns Colorado River could drop to critical lows, calls for nine urgent reforms
10-09-2025 by Andrew Christiansen and Brooke Larsen
With a Nov. 11 federal deadline and reservoirs near critical lows, report urges curtailments, conservation and dam fixes — and faults a stal
Paying farmers proves most cost-effective way to conserve Colorado River, study says
10-07-2025 by Jennifer Solis
The most cost-effective and quickest way to conserve the Colorado River’s shrinking water supply amid persistent drought and rapid populatio
Environmental groups' study calls for deep cuts to Colorado River water
10-02-2025 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A study by a coalition of environmental groups is calling for all states along the Colorado River to make deep cuts as wate
As Colorado River sees more cuts, Utah leaders feel pressure to strike a deal
08-20-2025 by Ben Winslow
As aquifer levels drop amid drought, Cedar City asks residents to conserve
08-06-2025 by Alysha Lundgren
One Utah man’s quest to track the bugs fighting invasive trees on the Colorado River
08-04-2025 by David Condos
Navajo Nation pushes for water rights as Colorado River shrinks
07-29-2025 by Stephanie DeGraw
Utah has water problems now. What if the megadrought lasts another 25 years?
07-29-2025 by David Condos
To help Washington County with water, a $1.3 billion project is proposed
06-30-2025 by Ben Winslow
Here's how drought affects fish — and what anglers can do about it
06-26-2025 by Duck Thurgood
Sen. Curtis staffer among those trapped on Colorado River during official trip
06-12-2025 by Ben Winslow
Alfalfa farm's big experiment could help Utah's water situation and the Great Salt Lake
06-03-2025 by Ben Winslow
Funding for water and wildlife conservation in Utah now on Trump’s list of budget cuts
05-09-2025 by Kyle Dunphey
Trump proposes deep budget cut to Utah water project, potentially impacting millions
05-09-2025 by Ben Winslow
Dust is speeding up snowmelt in the Colorado River, University of Utah study finds
04-28-2025 by Kyle Dunphey
UCLA says Utah lags on recycling wastewater. That’s not how the state sees it
04-25-2025 by David Condos
U of U study examines impact of dust on snowmelt in Colorado River Basin
04-24-2025 by Mariah Maynes
Plan to pay farmers not to grow crops could help the Colorado River and Utah politically
04-22-2025 by Ben Winslow
As Utah’s San Rafael River dries, scientists try to give native fish a fighting chance
04-16-2025 by David Condos
March storms have boosted snowpack across the West. Here’s why Lake Powell’s outlook hasn’t improved much.
03-20-2025 by Anastasia Hufham
Utah approves plan to pay farmers to leave water in the Colorado River
03-20-2025 by David Condos
Colorado River ‘running out of time’ to improve lagging spring outlook, forecasters say
03-10-2025 by Anastasia Hufham
Utah beat back the Russian olive on the Escalante River. That progress is in peril
03-07-2025 by David Condos
Utah seems ready to pay farmers to leave more water in the Colorado River
02-23-2025 by David Condos
A resolution in the Utah legislature could impact negotiations over the Colorado River
02-17-2025 by Ben Winslow
Snowpack in the Rockies is lagging well below average. Colorado River forecasters still see hope on the horizon.
02-12-2025 by Anastasia Hufham
‘Year of uncertainty’: Utah farmers could feel the pinch from Trump’s tariffs, immigration policies
02-12-2025 by Mark Eddington
Utah’s big water efficiency push may help farms more than the Colorado River
02-10-2025 by David Condos
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