Latest Colorado River News

Cox, other governors summoned to DC for Colorado River talks

01-22-2026 by Ben Winslow

SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox said he and his fellow governors of states along the Colorado River have been summoned to Washington D

Salt Lake Tribune

Colorado River states have just weeks to strike a deal. Here’s why it’s so hard for them to agree.

01-15-2026 by Brooke Larsen

Utah and seven other states have until Feb. 14 to agree on how to share the drought-stricken water supply for 40 million people. Each neg

Salt Lake Tribune

Utah’s snowpack is at a record low. Here’s what the latest water forecast shows.

01-15-2026 by Brooke Larsen

Despite recent storms, the outlook for Western snowpack remains dismal, forecasters say Snowpack in the mountains that feed the Colorado R

Nevada Current

Tribal representatives speak on panel during 2025 Colorado River Water Users Association. (Left to Right) Jenny Dumas, water attorney for the Jicarilla Apache Nation, Jason Hauter, attorney for the Gila River Indian Community, Dwight Witherspoon, Attorney for the Navajo Nation Department of Justice. (Photo: Jeniffer Solis/Nevada Current)

Tribes stake their claim on the Colorado River, and help conserve it

01-15-2026 by Jennifer Solis

Tribes across the West have worked with states to protect the Colorado River and conserve enough water to raise elevations in the river’s tw

Fox 13

Feds release plan for Colorado River if states don't strike a deal

01-14-2026 by Ben Winslow

SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released its proposed plan for managing the Colorado River if the states along the river fai

Salt Lake Tribune

The Great Salt Lake enters 2026 uncomfortably close to record lows

01-08-2026 by Leia Larsen

A dry start to winter brings echoes of 2022. The Great Salt Lake rang in 2026 in pretty rough shape. The lake has struggled for years wi

Fox 13

Could this idea help solve some of the Colorado River water fights?

01-02-2026 by Ben Winslow

SALT LAKE CITY — The president of the Utah State Senate has an idea he thinks could help states along the Colorado River. "What we do in U

KUER

A lasting megadrought would be bad news for the Colorado River and its reservoirs. That includes Lake Powell, seen here April 24, 2024, at Lone Rock Beach in southern Utah. (David Condos/KUER)

Utah has water problems now. What if the megadrought lasts another 25 years?

07-29-2025 by David Condos

Fox 13

To help Washington County with water, a $1.3 billion project is proposed

06-30-2025 by Ben Winslow

Utah Public Radio (UPR)

Here's how drought affects fish — and what anglers can do about it

06-26-2025 by Duck Thurgood

Fox 13

An 'amicable divorce' proposed in Colorado River negotiations

06-20-2025 by Ben Winslow

Fox 13

Sen. Curtis staffer among those trapped on Colorado River during official trip

06-12-2025 by Ben Winslow

Fox 13

Alfalfa farm's big experiment could help Utah's water situation and the Great Salt Lake

06-03-2025 by Ben Winslow

Fox 13

Central Utah Project may not see deep cuts in Trump budget

05-22-2025 by Ben Winslow

Utah News Dispatch

Funding for water and wildlife conservation in Utah now on Trump’s list of budget cuts

05-09-2025 by Kyle Dunphey

Fox 13

Trump proposes deep budget cut to Utah water project, potentially impacting millions

05-09-2025 by Ben Winslow

Utah News Dispatch

Dust is speeding up snowmelt in the Colorado River, University of Utah study finds

04-28-2025 by Kyle Dunphey

KUER

Wastewater reuse hasn’t caught on much in Utah because of concerns over how it could impact the Great Salt Lake, seen here March 29, 2025. Still, researchers warn that Utah is missing a big opportunity to stretch its limited water supply. (David Condos, KUER)

UCLA says Utah lags on recycling wastewater. That’s not how the state sees it

04-25-2025 by David Condos

Great Salt Lake Collaborative

U of U study examines impact of dust on snowmelt in Colorado River Basin

04-24-2025 by Mariah Maynes

Fox 13

Plan to pay farmers not to grow crops could help the Colorado River and Utah politically

04-22-2025 by Ben Winslow

KUER

Ecologist Cassie Mellon motions toward the San Rafael River in Emery County, Utah, Aug. 20, 2024. Like many Colorado River tributaries, the San Rafael’s flow patterns have been dramatically altered by upstream dams and diversions. (David Condos/KUER)

As Utah’s San Rafael River dries, scientists try to give native fish a fighting chance

04-16-2025 by David Condos

Fox 13

COVID laws trip up plans for a drought declaration in Utah

04-11-2025 by Ben Winslow

Salt Lake Tribune

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

KUER

Utah approves plan to pay farmers to leave water in the Colorado River

03-20-2025 by David Condos

Great Salt Lake Collaborative

LDS Church adds water-saving tech to churches

03-14-2025 by Heather May

Salt Lake Tribune

Colorado River ‘running out of time’ to improve lagging spring outlook, forecasters say

03-10-2025 by Anastasia Hufham

KUER

Bill Wolverton stands over the stump of a Russian olive tree he cut down near Utah’s Escalante River, Aug. 21, 2024. When he saw these invasive trees taking over the river’s banks more than two decades ago, he took it upon himself to fight back. (David Condos/KUER)

Utah beat back the Russian olive on the Escalante River. That progress is in peril

03-07-2025 by David Condos

KUER

Utah seems ready to pay farmers to leave more water in the Colorado River

02-23-2025 by David Condos

Fox 13

A resolution in the Utah legislature could impact negotiations over the Colorado River

02-17-2025 by Ben Winslow

Salt Lake Tribune

Snowpack in the Rockies is lagging well below average. Colorado River forecasters still see hope on the horizon.

02-12-2025 by Anastasia Hufham

Salt Lake Tribune

‘Year of uncertainty’: Utah farmers could feel the pinch from Trump’s tariffs, immigration policies

02-12-2025 by Mark Eddington

KUER

Utah farms commonly use wheel line irrigation systems, like the one seen here in Wayne County, Aug. 22, 2024. Making these sprinklers more water-efficient may help farms produce more crops but that doesn’t mean it would save more water for the Colorado River. (David Condos/KUER)

Utah’s big water efficiency push may help farms more than the Colorado River

02-10-2025 by David Condos

St. George News

'More profitable with less water': How flexible use helps this Southern Utah farm to conserve

02-10-2025 by Alysha Lundgren

KUER

Utah’s big water efficiency push may help farms more than the Colorado River

02-06-2025 by David Condos

St. George News

An inside look at Washington County's $1B reuse plan to keep water flowing in the future

02-05-2025 by Mori Kessler

KSL.com

Water flows through the Price River in Utah. Projects to improve the river account for some of the over $100 million that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation directed to drought resiliency projects in Utah and on tribal land in or near the state. Water flows through the Price River in Utah. Projects to improve the river account for some of the over $100 million that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation directed to drought resiliency projects in Utah and on tribal land in or near the state. (The Nature Conservancy)

Feds directed $122.8M in drought spending across Utah. Will it be held up by freeze?

01-29-2025 by Carter Williams

KSL.com

North Wash boat ramp below Cataract Canyon on Sept. 22, 2024. Utah's water agent said Monday that efforts to secure water deals outside of the state are underway, but he said it will be easier said than done. North Wash boat ramp below Cataract Canyon on Sept. 22, 2024. Utah's water agent said Monday that efforts to secure water deals outside of the state are underway, but he said it will be easier said than done. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)

Securing water from out of state will be a 'Herculean' effort, Utah's water agent says

01-28-2025 by Carter Williams

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