Tag: Colorado River Basin
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Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Padilla Bills to Support Ecological Restoration Across California
Photo: Padilla highlights three California watershed restoration bills at ENR committee hearing. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing on three of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s (D-Calif.) bipartisan bills to promote ecosystem restoration, water conservation, and drought resiliency across the Colorado, Sacramento, and San Joaquin River watersheds. The…
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Lower Basin Colorado River consumptive use is lowest in 40 years
Average Colorado River consumptive use for the Lower Basin states has been steadily decreasing over the past decade. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has released the 2023 Colorado River Accounting and Water Use Report, which states the most recent Colorado River consumptive use volumes for Arizona, California and Nevada. Congratulations to the water users in Arizona,…
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40 million people share the shrinking Colorado River.
Here’s how that water gets divvied up. The Colorado River passes through Mesa County, March 7, 2024, near Loma. The river flows for at least 1,450 miles from the Rocky Mountains in Colorado to the Gulf of California in northwest Mexico. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun) The Colorado River provides water for millions of people,…
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Officials propose historic agreement to permanently include tribes in Colorado River matters
Photo: Manuel Heart, chairman of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, speaks about Colorado River water issues Dec. 13 at the Upper Colorado River Commission in Las Vegas. (Shannon Mullane, The Colorado Sun) Tribal representatives from across the Colorado River Basin highlighted their main priorities this month. Being treated fairly was a big one. LAS VEGAS…
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Lithium mining is about to go big on the Colorado River. Here’s what to know.
Photo: The process uses an astounding amount of water, which is in short supply across Utah and the arid West. (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A company is ramping up to extract lithium near the Colorado River in Utah — and use a whole lot of water. Australia-based Anson Resources says the water…
