/tags/water-shortage Water Shortage en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 26 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-05-26/navajo-nation-approves-proposed-settlement-to-secure-colorado-river-water he Navajo Nation Council has unanimously approved a proposed water rights settlement that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress. The tribe has one of the largest single outstanding claims in the Colorado River basin, and Thursday's vote marks one of many approvals needed to finalize a deal that has been years in the making. Aside from ensuring water deliveries for the Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute tribes, the settlement also provides some certainty over the Colorado River supply in a state that has been forced to cut back on water use. Sun, 26 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-05-26/navajo-nation-approves-proposed-settlement-to-secure-colorado-river-water The Associated Press /environment/2022-08-04/a-mud-caked-terra-incognita-emerges-in-glen-canyon-as-lake-powell-declines-to-historic-low Since Glen Canyon Dam was commissioned in 1964 and it first began filling, Lake Powell has never been like it is right now, at just 27% of its capacity. It’s threatening to dip below the minimum elevation needed to produce hydropower within the next year. A string of dry winters could push it to dead pool status. Thu, 04 Aug 2022 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2022-08-04/a-mud-caked-terra-incognita-emerges-in-glen-canyon-as-lake-powell-declines-to-historic-low Luke Runyon /environment/2021-08-26/with-water-dwindling-in-the-southwest-arizona-plans-for-coming-restrictions The federal government declared a water shortage for much of the Southwest last week, resulting in the first ever mandatory cutbacks for some who draw from the Colorado River. As two decades of drought, increased demand and climate change cut deep into the West’s water supply, the region is looking ahead to a future where supplies might drop further still. Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2021-08-26/with-water-dwindling-in-the-southwest-arizona-plans-for-coming-restrictions Alex Hager /environment/2021-08-16/feds-declare-first-water-shortage-on-lower-colorado-river-amid-prolonged-drought Federal officials declared a first-ever water shortage for the lower Colorado River, triggering mandatory cutbacks for some users. Ongoing drought across the West, increased demand and the wide-reaching effects of climate change have steadily reduced water levels in the nation’s largest reservoirs. Usage restrictions will begin in January, and are expected to be felt most sharply by farmers in Arizona. Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:43:14 GMT /environment/2021-08-16/feds-declare-first-water-shortage-on-lower-colorado-river-amid-prolonged-drought Alex Hager /environment/2021-08-16/western-states-face-first-federal-water-cuts U.S. officials on Monday are expected to declare the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40 million people in the West, triggering cuts to some Arizona farmers next year amid a gripping drought. Mon, 16 Aug 2021 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2021-08-16/western-states-face-first-federal-water-cuts Associated Press /environment/2021-06-10/colorados-water-scarcity-may-finally-be-coming-for-your-local-duck-pond Water supplies are so tight in the West that most states keep close watch over every creek, river, ditch and reservoir. A complex web of laws and rules is meant to ensure that all the water that falls within a state’s boundaries is put to use or sent downstream to meet the needs of others. Fri, 11 Jun 2021 00:13:15 GMT /environment/2021-06-10/colorados-water-scarcity-may-finally-be-coming-for-your-local-duck-pond Luke Runyon /news/2021-04-16/with-first-ever-colorado-river-shortage-almost-certain-states-stare-down-mandatory-cutbacks The Colorado River’s biggest reservoirs are likely to drop to historically low levels later this year, prompting mandatory conservation by some of the river’s heaviest users. Fri, 16 Apr 2021 21:35:25 GMT /news/2021-04-16/with-first-ever-colorado-river-shortage-almost-certain-states-stare-down-mandatory-cutbacks Luke Runyon /environment/2021-04-05/moab-may-be-running-out-of-water-thats-prompting-residents-to-rethink-conservation-and-development Recent studies found there’s likely less water in Moab’s aquifer than previously thought. Now, the tightening water supply has led to a reckoning over the consequences of development and the virtues of conservation. Mon, 05 Apr 2021 22:38:46 GMT /environment/2021-04-05/moab-may-be-running-out-of-water-thats-prompting-residents-to-rethink-conservation-and-development Kate Groetzinger /2020-08-27/officials-restrict-water-usage-from-yampa-river-in-northern-colorado The primary part of the Yampa River is under water usage restrictions for only the second time ever. The move came because less water has been circulating to the lower part of the river, meaning users in that area are not receiving their legally protected share, the Steamboat Pilot & Today reported. Thu, 27 Aug 2020 23:13:54 GMT /2020-08-27/officials-restrict-water-usage-from-yampa-river-in-northern-colorado Associated Press /2020-08-07/border-wall-construction-part-of-worst-case-scenario-imperiling-sacred-spring Wildlife and Indigenous communities have long relied on Quitobaquito Spring for freshwater in the middle of the Sonoran Desert. Fri, 07 Aug 2020 16:36:35 GMT /2020-08-07/border-wall-construction-part-of-worst-case-scenario-imperiling-sacred-spring Alisa Reznick