Map: New Mexico drought tracker
This map depicts data from the National Drought Mitigation Center. Drought intensity categories are based on numerous indicators and local reports from more than 350 expert observers around the...
Stream management planning watered down by agriculture
Flow targets for the environment and recreation are lacking, according to a recent report.
Colorado is examining water speculation, and finding it’s ‘all the problems’ in one
Water speculation has been sparking debate in Colorado over the last few months.
Colorado River crisis giving tribes new opportunities to right century-old water wrongs
Early involvement in negotiating new Colorado River guidelines will be critical for tribes to determine their future.
How a high-elevation irrigation study in Kremmling could help Colorado avoid future water shortages
A group of ranchers is helping scientists learn more about what happens to pastures that receive less irrigation water.
Drought and dry soils again will diminish Colorado’s spring runoff
Water forecasting agencies in Colorado have released their April streamflow predictions, confirming what many already knew: Drought and dry soils will diminish rivers this spring.
Stream restoration bill watered down
A bill making it easier for stream-restoration projects to take place has been gutted after stakeholders couldn’t reach an agreement.
Tulare County’s never-ending drought brings dried up wells and plenty of misery
In the rural towns around Visalia, drought is a perpetual plight and wells are going dry.
New law strengthens historical agricultural water uses
A new bill seeks to resolve the debate over how ranchers and other water users can maintain their historical water use when dry conditions trigger cutbacks.
The Colorado River is awash in data vital to its management, but making sense...
A major science report that highlights scientific shortcomings and opportunities in the Basin could aid water managers as they rewrite the river's operating rules.