Latest Colorado River News

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

Fox 13

'Everyone has a lot to lose.' Trump administration warns states in Colorado River negotiations

12-19-2025 by Ben Winslow

LAS VEGAS — Officials with the Trump administration fired a warning shot at states involved in the high-stakes negotiations over the Colorad

Fox 13

No deal, but states agree to keep talking over Colorado River

12-19-2025 by Ben Winslow

LAS VEGAS — The mood in the ballroom was like a family dinner where mom and dad have been fighting and may be headed for a divorce. Everyo

Salt Lake Tribune

‘The time to act is now’: Colorado River states still clashing as feds pressure them to reach a deal

12-19-2025 by Brooke Larsen

Tensions hung over the annual Colorado River conference in Las Vegas as states continue to dig their heels in over how to manage the trouble

Fox 13

Grappling with a horrible hydrology, Colorado River states try to strike a deal

12-17-2025 by Ben Winslow

LAS VEGAS — Becky Mitchell was blunt in her assessment of the situation. "The Colorado River does not respond to press releases or histori

Fox 13

What some Utah leaders want to see out of this week's Colorado River meetings

12-16-2025 by Ben Winslow

SALT LAKE CITY — They may be the only ones in agreement on something involving the Colorado River. As states buckle down in negotiations o

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

KUER

Farmer Gary Wilson stands in one of his alfalfa fields in Moab, Utah, Sept. 17, 2024. For years, he also farmed the land next to this field, but it has been developed into large homes in recent years.

What swapping crops for houses means for Utah’s water and agriculture future

01-22-2025 by David Condos

St. George News

Virgin River Program juggles diverse ecosystems with fast growing Washington County population

01-17-2025 by Stephanie DeGraw

Salt Lake Tribune

The Rocky Mountains have gotten near-average snow this year. So, why are forecasts for Lake Powell inflows so low?

01-16-2025 by Anastasia Hufham

Great Salt Lake Collaborative

File -- Mark Milligan, with the Utah Geological Survey, takes a photo of a mound formed by the mineral mirabilite on the shores of the Great Salt Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. (Scott G. Winterton/Deseret News)

Our most engaging stories of 2024

12-26-2024 by Becca Green

KUER

Farmer and rancher Coby Hunt stands next to idle irrigation equipment in one of his fields near the town of Green River, Aug. 19, 2024. Utah is launching a new program that will pay producers to leave their fields empty, as Hunt has done, and leave their irrigation water in the Colorado River system. (David Condos/KUER)

Utah wants to shore up its Colorado River share with a water ‘savings account’

12-19-2024 by David Condos

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