The months of deluge have already helped raise the levels in the state's largest reservoirs, Shasta Lake and Lake Oroville, bringing them back to historical averages.
By The Associated Press and AZFamily Digital News Staff
The Arizona state legislature passed a measure in 2021 urging Congress to investigate pumping flood water from the Mississippi River to the Colorado River to bolster its flow.
Arizona is among six states, that released a letter and a proposed model for how much Colorado River water they could potentially cut to stave off a collapse.
For decades, key stewards of the river have ignored the massive water loss, instead allocating Arizona, California, Nevada and Mexico their share of the river without subtracting what’s evaporated.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority is speaking out about how it believes the Southwest can save Lake Mead and hundreds of billions of gallons of water every year, submitting its ideas to the Bureau of Reclamation.
Biden signed legislation giving leasing authority to the Colorado River Indian Tribes, whose reservation tracks its namesake on the Arizona-California border.
It’s the first such designation in Arizona in four decades — highlighting struggles as water supplies dwindle and tensions grow between farmers and cities.
Sarah Porter, director of Arizona State University’s Kyl Center for Water Policy, says it won’t pain farmers and shouldn’t impact the city’s water supply whatsoever.
Scientists have discovered that desperate coyotes have resorted to eating the endangered desert tortoise for food, as the drought has led to the decline of other animals that are typical fare for the predator.
The public has until Dec. 20 to weigh in on three options that seek to keep Lake Mead and Lake Powell from dropping so low they couldn’t produce power or provide the water that seven Western states, Mexico and tribes have relied on for decades.
“With the Colorado River situation worsening, we need Board members who will be engaged and committed to protecting this vital water supply and infrastructure."
While Lake Mead’s water levels are currently the lowest it has ever been, less than 40 years ago, the lake was overflowing into the spillways at Hoover Dam.
A father and son have been documenting their daily discoveries from the receding waters of Lake Mead, and their finds have captivated millions of people across the world.
Receding waters of Lake Mead National Recreation Area have revealed the skeletal remains of two people along with countless desiccated fish and what has become a graveyard of forgotten and stranded watercraft.
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