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    Farmers Swap Out Irrigation Methods To Keep The Colorado River From Growing Saltier

    Jan 07, 2021

    AJ Carrillo farms 18 acres outside of Hotchkiss, Colorado, in the high desert of the Western Slope about an hour southeast of Grand Junction.  When he irrigates his peach orchard, water gushes from

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    2020 Delivers Setbacks For Some Long-Planned Western Water Projects

    Nov 19, 2020

    2020 has been a tough year for some of the Colorado River basin’s long-planned, most controversial water projects.

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    New Section Of The Colorado River Designated A National Water Trail

    Oct 27, 2020

    A stretch of the Colorado River has been designated a national water trail by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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    EPA, Clark County Reach Agreement For Clean Water Act Violation

    Sep 30, 2020

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Clark County have reached an agreement about a violation of the Clean Water Act.

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    Water Shortages In US West Likelier Than Previously Thought

    Sep 16, 2020

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Models released by the U.S. government suggest a future with less water may arrive sooner than previously projected for the seven states that rely on the Colorado River.

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    6 Western States Blast Utah Plan To Tap Colorado River Water

    Sep 09, 2020

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Six states in the U.S. West that rely on the Colorado River have rebuked a plan to build an underground pipeline to transport billions of gallons of water to Utah.

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    Arizona Endorses Plan To Sell Colorado River Water To Suburb

    Sep 08, 2020

    PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Department of Water Resources has endorsed a company's proposal to sell water from farmland near the Colorado River to a fast-growing Phoenix suburb despite complaints of possible negative effects for communities along the river.

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    Laughlin Residents Work To Stop Pipeline Project

    Aug 31, 2020

    A group of Laughlin residents is organizing a campaign to oppose a proposed pipeline that would divert billions of gallons of river water from the Colorado River to southwest Utah. 

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    US West Faces Reckoning Over Water But Avoids Cuts For Now

    Aug 14, 2020

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Projections for water levels in two massive lakes in the U.S. West are expected to remain high enough to avert severe cuts in states that rely on the Colorado River.

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    Bullhead City To Close Beaches, Boat Launches On Weekends

    Jul 08, 2020

    BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — All beaches, boat launches and associated parks in Bullhead City will be closed on weekends through Labor Day because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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    The One That Got Away: A Look At Glen Canyon 40 Years After It Was Filled

    Jul 07, 2020

    When the Glen Canyon Dam was completed in 1966, it was a major development for water management in the arid west.

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    Arizona Starts Talks On Addressing Dwindling Colorado River

    Jun 25, 2020

    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona is getting a jump start on what will be a yearslong process to address a dwindling but key water source in the U.S. West.

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    Arizona Housing Growth Tees Up Opportunity For Water Investors

    Jun 10, 2020

    Central Arizona has been booming -- more people, more houses, more need for water.

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    Western Colorado Water Purchases Stir Up Worries About The Future Of Farming

    Jun 09, 2020

    For five years, Zay Lopez tended vegetables, hayfields and cornfields, chickens, and a small flock of sheep here on the

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    US: Endangered Fish On Upswing In Colorado River Basin

    Jan 22, 2020
    Federal officials say an endangered fish found in the Colorado River basin is on the upswing.
     
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    Advocate: Colorado River Basin States Need To Cut Water Use

    Jan 06, 2020
    A longtime water conservation advocate says Arizona and the other Lower Colorado River Basin states need to cut their water use more and faster.
     
    The Arizona Daily Star reports Sustainable Waters president Brian Richter says Arizona, California, and Nevada need to slash tot
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    Water Managers Consider The Future Of The Colorado River

    Dec 17, 2019

    A rather quiet gathering 

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    US Officials To Review Deal On Sharing Colorado River Water

    Dec 14, 2019

    Federal water managers are starting to review a crucial 2007 agreement for seven Western states to share drought-diminished water supplies from the Colorado River ahead of talks about revising and renewing it beginning in 2026, U.S.

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    US Water Chief Praises Colorado River Deal, Sees Challenges

    Dec 12, 2019
    States in the U.S. West that have agreed to take less water next month from the drought-stricken Colorado River got praise and a push for more action from the nation's top water official.
     
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    Historically Left Out, Colorado River Tribes Call For More Sway In Western Water Talks

    Nov 26, 2019

    Earlier this year, Arizona -- one of seven southwestern states that rely on the Colorado River -- was in the midst of a heated discussion about water.

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    Arizona Tribes Oppose Plan To Dam Colorado River Tributary

    Nov 25, 2019

    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Native American tribes, environmentalists, state and federal agencies, river rafters and others say they have significant concerns about proposals to dam a Colorado River tributary in northern Arizona for hydropower.

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    Responsible Water Policy And Growth - Can The Two Coexist?

    Sep 23, 2019

    Aggressive water conservation measures have been put in place in Southern Nevada to conserve precious Colorado River water. 

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    Rabid Bats Found Along River In Grand Canyon National Park

    Sep 12, 2019
    GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.
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    What Does A Hotter, Drier Climate Mean For Southern Nevada's Water?

    Sep 05, 2019

    After a year with good snowpack levels in the Rocky Mountains, some would say parts of the West are clear of the historic drought that lasted nearly two decades. 

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    Can A 'Wild' River Survive In A Rapidly Drying West?

    Sep 03, 2019

    Finding a river in the West that still behaves like a Western river -- one that rises and falls with the annual rush of melting snow -- is tough. 

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