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...
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...
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 Colorado River District was awarded up to $40 million to …
2 days ago · Ishan Thakore/CPR News Colorado River water rushes through the Shoshone Hydroelectric Generating Plant, Oct. 22, 2024 The announcement means Reclamation officials will begin negotiating a funding ...
What Are They Hiding? Behind closed doors, the Colorado River’s …
Oct 24, 2024 · Behind closed doors, the Colorado River’s future hangs in the balance The private nature of state-to-state water negotiations about how to operate the Colorado River and Lake Mead past...
Massive cuts to Colorado River supply for IID begin - The Desert Sun
Aug 14, 2024 · Less than 12 hours after the Biden Administration and the Imperial Irrigation District approved an unprecedented deal to conserve 700,000 acre feet of Colorado River water through 2026, the...
Biden administration awards $40 million toward Colorado River …
Jan 17, 2025 · In the final days of President Joe Biden’s presidency, the Colorado River District locked down the $40 million award from the Bureau of Reclamation it needed to purchase the Shoshone Water Rights from Xcel Energy.. The river district struck a deal with Xcel in December 2023, agreeing to a $98.5 million price tag to acquire the water rights tied to the hydroelectric power plant in Glenwood ...
Can eating less beef and dairy help save the Colorado River?
Sep 11, 2024 · Nearly half — 46% — of all the water drawn from the Colorado River goes to growing feed for beef and dairy cows, according to a recent study published in the journal Communications Earth &...
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.
$40 million grant secured by Colorado River Water district | News ...
Jan 17, 2025 · The Biden administration announced Friday that the Colorado River Water Conservation District has been awarded $40 million, which will help the district and its partners close in on the finish line for purchasing the Shoshone water rights from Xcel Energy. The district still needs about $3 million ...