Boomtowns: Once connected by railroads, Colorado River Valley …
Jun 27, 2023 · But for most towns in the Colorado River Valley, the railroad tracks that once did so much to connect communities to each other, and to the outside world, are now little more than a nuisance at best, and a deadly hazard at worst.
A turbulent year on the Colorado River comes to a close
Dec 26, 2024 · As 2024 comes to a close, we’re looking at the stories that defined the water supply for 40 million people. Deep divisions between policymakers set the stage for deep uncertainty from Wyoming to Mexico, and those who use Colorado River water are hoping for some more clarity in the years to come.
The Ark Valley Conduit project receiving additional $250 ... - KOAA News 5
1 day ago · The AVC is a 130-mile pipeline that will deliver fresh water to thousands of people east of Pueblo. According to the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, the pipeline will serve over ...
Shrinking Colorado River will take a toll on the nation's food supply
Dec 29, 2024 · The Colorado River, which provides water for about 15% of our country’s agriculture, is shrinking, and the current agreement that divvies up the water usage ends in 2026. The Imperial Valley in...
Part 3: Colorado has big dreams to use more water from the Colorado …
1 day ago · The River District has abandoned conditional reservoir rights on the Crystal River and other places; in January, a company with ties to oil shale development abandoned rights for a reservoir on Thompson Creek south of Carbondale; Colorado Springs recently gave up water rights for reservoirs in Summit County; and in October, the town of ...
Shrinking Colorado River could raise US grocery prices in 2025
Dec 31, 2024 · Farmers relying on the Colorado River are raising the alarm as diminishing river flows threaten food supplies and could lead to increased U.S. grocery prices in 2025. With the current agreement...
What is behind the standoff over the Colorado River's future?
Dec 12, 2024 · Wait, what are the Colorado River negotiations about? The Colorado River negotiations will help replace a set of rules established in 2007. The rules, which expire in 2026, govern how lakes Mead and Powell store and release water in wet, average and dry years. ... The Colorado Sun is an award-winning news outlet based in Denver that strives to ...
Federal Colorado River conservation program lapses, faces …
Dec 27, 2024 · A program that aims to cut water use in the overstretched Colorado River Basin will lapse this year after a federal bill to extend it stalled in Congress.
Colorado River managers deadlocked on how water will be …
Dec 6, 2024 · LAS VEGAS — At the largest annual gathering of the basin’s water managers on Thursday, speakers invoked “Dr. Strangelove,” “The Hunger Games” and “Alice in Wonderland” to convey the dire, darkly dystopian and illusory state of the negotiations for how the Colorado River will be shared in the future.
San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley high wind …
4 days ago · North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected for Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave, and San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley from 7 a.m ...