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Colorado River’s Tale of Two Basins
Water diversions upstream increase risk in stressed watershed.
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Colorado to Approve First State Water Plan
Plan will endorse conservation, storage, and agricultural transfers…
U.S. Clean Water Law Needs New Act for the 21st Century
Seminal water law does not address nation's emerging water pollution challenges.
Interactive Map: Indian Water Rights in the Colorado River Basin
Native American tribes are emerging leaders in the drying basin.
State Water Plans Are Coming Due
Reporter Brett Walton previews two plans — in Arkansas and Colorado — that will be unveiled this week, in addition to the Kansas plan that is due out next year
Ogallala Groundwater Study Will Set Stage for Colorado Water Conservation Debate
Farmers want to know the economic and social ramifications of…
U.S. State Water Plans Are Ready for Review
A year of water planning reaches the halfway point.
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Lake Mead Drains to Record Low As Western Drought Deepens
Despite drying conditions, four states plan additional water…
Jolted by Reality, Colorado River Water Managers Plan for Persistent Drought
Unprepared for more years of drought, basin states work to preserve…
Guess Who Proposed the Missouri River Pipeline in the Federal Government’s Colorado River Basin Study?
Hint: It’s not who you might think, says Circle of Blue reporter Brett Walton.
Western U.S. Water Utilities Take Financial Responsibility for Reducing Watershed Wildfire Risk
When residents in Santa Fe, New Mexico pay their water bills,…