Geography

This year, the first-ever Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan is set to launch, and water officials expect 2020 to bring unprecedented changes to the way the river is run, including cutbacks in water use by some states.

Southwestern U.S. cities have embraced innovative strategies for conserving and sourcing water in a changing climate.

Waking up to long-overdue system upgrades, dozens of towns that were awarded federal ARPA dollars may see them "clawed back" for lack of resources to complete paperwork.

As drought and climate change sap the Colorado River, even the water in the Upper Basin’s high-elevation reservoirs isn’t enough to protect the larger system.

The most acute problem, experts say, is the lack of controls on groundwater pumping.

This page features aerial photos of Hite Marina, the Hite Crossing Bridge, and Lake Powell in southeast Utah. Lake Powell is the second-largest reservoir in the nation by capacity and...

A science panel argues for a new approach to make research nimbler and more forward-looking to improve management in the ailing Delta.

The Santa Cruz River may be dry but it has come alive with people who are making a seasonal river cleanup a community conservation tradition in Tucson.

Some in Colorado’s recreation community are hoping proposed legislation will result in more water in streams for the benefit of boaters.

Residents of a mobile home park in Edwards say their well water tastes, looks and smells bad.