Resources: Background readings

Browse our background reading resources.

Colorado River Basin

Helpful online resources for learning more about the Colorado River Basin.

• 1922 Colorado River Compact
• 1922 Colorado River Compact Meeting Transcripts
• The Fourth National Climate Assessment report on the Southwest
• Colorado River Water Users Association
• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Upper and Lower Colorado River Basin Water Resources Pages
• U.S. Department of Interior Colorado River Basin Drought Page

New Mexico/Rio Grande

Learn more about the Rio Grande River Basin and New Mexico’s water use policies.

• New Mexico water use
• New Mexico water law and water rights
• Rio Grande Basin
• Rio Grande Compact
• Government Agencies
• Recent News Stories

Western water

Resources, organizations, and news coverage of Western water issues.

• U.S. Drought Monitor
• U.S. Geological Survey’s Water Use in the United States
• U.S. Geological Survey: Water Science School
• Public Policy Institute of California’s Water Policy Center
• Water Education Colorado
• Water Education Foundation
• Academic organizations

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