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A conceptual breakthrough has emerged for the Colorado River’s future. Here’s what it looks like.
After months of stalemate, glimmers of hope have emerged for consensus on a new plan to manage the shrinking Colorado River.
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A deadline looms for a new Colorado River plan. What happens if there isn’t one?
The clock is ticking on the Colorado River. The seven states that use its water are nearing a 2026 deadline to come up with ...
Steamboat Pilot & Today19h
For lawmakers, an afternoon float on the Colorado River reignites an age-old question: Who gets access to the state’s streams?
Sporting sandals, swim shorts and baseball caps — and hopefully plenty of sunscreen — a cohort of state lawmakers hopped ...
Front Range concerns over purchase of Colorado River rights on Western Slope to get hearing
A dispute between influential Front Range water providers and a broad swath of the Western Slope over one of the most ...
The Durango Herald1d
Colorado finds larva of invasive zebra mussel in Colorado River for second year in a row
Colorado Parks and Wildlife found a single zebra mussel larva in the Colorado River near New Castle in early June, the latest ...
Vail Daily3d
Colorado River managers present plan to share water based on supply, not demand
The seven states that share the Colorado River are floating a new concept for how water could be shared in the future, ...
‘A glimmer of hope’ emerges from long-stuck Colorado River negotiations
State water leaders appear to be coalescing behind a new proposal for sharing the Colorado River after talks were stuck in a ...
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States may meet federal deadline on new Colorado River water-sharing deal
About 40 million people rely on the Colorado River for drinking water. It also irrigates agricultural fields. It's also shrinking. Now, states might agree on a potential deal on sharing the river.
As deadline looms for new Colorado River plan, what happens if there isn’t one?
California and six other states that use water from the Colorado River are nearing a 2026 deadline to come up with new rules for sharing shrinking supplies.