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Stable On The Colorado River: When “Good” Is Not Good Enough
January 17th, 2025
Via JFleck at Inkstain, a report on the Colorado River: Stable isn’t good enough. Preliminary year-end Colorado River numbers are stark. Total basin-wide storage for the last two years has stabilized, oscillating between 30 and 27 maf (million acre-feet), where storage sits at the start of 2025[1]. That is lower than any sustained period since […]
Read more »What’s Next After Failed effort To Secure Colorado River Basin Water Rights for Arizona Tribes?
January 17th, 2025
Via the Colorado Sun, an article on how officials worked until the last second to try to pass a landmark water rights deal involving three tribes, the state of Arizona and dozens of other users in the Colorado River Basin. Now they are setting their sights on trying again with a new Congress. Advocates of […]
Read more »A Historic Partnership For Water Security In Desert Communities
December 22nd, 2024
Via the Desert Sun, a report on a historic partnership for water security in desert communities: For many sovereign tribal nations who call the desert home, water insecurity is a reality that shapes everyday life. For too long, the needs of tribal communities across the country have been overlooked in critical decisions regarding vital water resources, […]
Read more »Arizona Explores Importing Billions of Gallons of Water
December 19th, 2024
Via Arizona Family, a report on the state’s plans to potentially import billions of gallons of water to grow supply: As the Phoenix area grows, so does the need for more secure water sources and that’s why Arizona is exploring options to import billions of gallons of water from out of state. The Colorado River is […]
Read more »River Reclaimed: The Lifeblood of Navajo Nation
December 18th, 2024
For folks interested in Tribal water rights, check out this recently released podcast series, which recounts the history and ongoing efforts of the Navajo Nation to secure water rights and to ensure access to clean water for all the Nation’s citizens (many of whom still lack access to clean, running water today). Hosted by Dine […]
Read more »Historic Water Rights Settlements Yet To Deliver Lifeline To Navajo Nation
December 16th, 2024
Via Navajo Times, commentary on how the U.S. historic water rights settlements has yet to deliver a lifeline to the Navajo Nation: At the Colorado River Water Users Association conference last week in Las Vegas, Nevada, representatives from the 25th Navajo Nation Council, the Navajo Nation Department of Justice, the Office of the President and […]
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