New bill would give Utah’s ‘water agent’ more ‘behind-the-scenes’ power to negotiate outside the state
As Utah grows, it needs more water. An unelected official tasked with finding more water could get more powerful if this bill ...
Colorado River ‘running out of time’ to improve lagging spring outlook, forecasters say
The mountains in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming saw a cluster of storms last month that aided their snowpack levels.
A New Plan to Flush Smallies Out of the Grand Canyon Seems to Be Working. Some Western Lawmakers Want to Squash It
A few Western lawmakers are trying to roll back a Biden-era strategy to control the spread of smallmouth bass in the Grand ...
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Utah could grab Colorado River water before it gets there, conservation group says
Now conservation groups are among the voices speculating that Utah could divert water from the Green River — the largest tributary of the Colorado River, providing about 40% of all the water ...
With Utah water deal in place, Navajo Nation urges Congress to pass AZ deal
With the signing of a final decree in Utah, work can move forward on developing projects to deliver clean running water to ...
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Feds blasted for not protecting infrastructure at Arizona's Glen Canyon dam
In a blistering letter, water officials in Arizona, California and Nevada recently took the federal government to task for failing to plan adequate measures to protect crucial ...
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Utah conservationists fear the return of invasive Russian olive tree
A federal forest grant that conservationists rely on to fund monitoring and removal of the invasive and tenacious Russian ...
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Colorado River access to be temporarily restricted for construction to channelize river
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will begin construction to channelize the river mile -12 slough to prevent reproduction ...
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A resolution in the Utah legislature could impact negotiations over the Colorado River
SALT LAKE CITY — A resolution introduced in the Utah State Legislature could have an impact on negotiations between states, tribes and Mexico over the future of the Colorado River. House Joint ...
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The Prom of the Colorado River
His name is John Brooks Hamby, and he’s the vice chairman of the board of directors for the Colorado River’s largest single ...