Colorado River Basin

Six of the seven states that use water from the Colorado River proposed a way for the federal government to cut back on water use and protect dropping water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell.

Sometime in the next few years, the water level in Lake Powell may drop so low that it will be impossible for the lake’s dam to continue producing electricity.

Will this winter’s snow will be enough to pull us out of the drought? What are the proposed changes at Lake Powell and Lake Mead? Alex Hager join us to help answer these questions, and more.

Heavy rain and snow could provide a boost to the Colorado River, where the nation's largest reservoirs are shrinking due to 23 years of drought and steady demand. But climate scientists warn that it will take more than one wet winter to end the drought.

Journalists, scientists, farmers and city officials packed the conference center at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas to watch water managers hash out the river’s future in the public eye.

In Page, Arizona, a shrinking Lake Powell is causing problems for the local water utility. A short-term fix is underway, but Page says it needs more money for a backup.

The agency will test the effectiveness of electrofishing over the next six weeks. The Pueblo of Zuni has objected to electrofishing in the Colorado River in the past for cultural and spiritual reasons.

The Bureau of Reclamation filed a Notice of Intent to propose changes to the amount of water released from Lake Powell and Lake Mead.

A Nevada water agency has taken the first concrete step toward accounting for evaporation and other losses in the Colorado River’s Lower Basin. The new analysis attempts to pinpoint exactly how much water is lost, and who should cut back to bring the system closer to a balance between supply and demand.

Washington County relies on the Virgin River, which is drought-prone. The county is currently using more than 90% of its annual reliable water supply.