Nevada Trailblazes Water Preservation Efforts as Colorado River Agreement Stalls

Nevada trailblazes water preservation efforts as Colorado River agreement stalls

A Nov. 11 deadline for the new Colorado River agreement lingers as Nevada faces further water usage cuts, despite being a model of water conservation. The Department of Interior seeks an agreement amongst the upper basin states Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming and the lower basin states Arizona, California and Nevada. If a deal is not made at the deadline, the federal government will decide how the river’s water is managed. The Colorado Ri…

Rainfall brings Colorado River drought relief, but concerns for next year’s water supply remain

Heavy autumn rains brought relief to drought-plagued portions of the Southwest, but across the Colorado River basin ongoing water supply concerns still linger amid tense policy negotiations and near record-low reservoir storage.   Even after accounting for the heavy rain, 57% of the Colorado River watershed remains in severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. […]