As Colorado River and tributaries shrink, a public power system frays

The Wayne N. Aspinall Unit, Colorado’s only stake in a federal hydropower system that sells power across the West, is on pace ...
Engineering News-Record

Reclamation Draft Review Maps Future Operations for Colorado River Dams

Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River, where prolonged drought has intensified scrutiny of post-2026 reservoir operations under a newly released federal draft environmental impact statement. January ...
The Denver Post

Colorado River system continues slide toward crash, despite emergency actions sending water to Lake Powell

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The two major reservoirs on the Colorado River face dire outlooks that will likely spur federal officials to restrict the amount of water flowing downstream ...
The Denver Post

Critics question feds’ plans for future of Colorado River: In years of severe drought, ‘the system is failing’

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The multitude of water managers tasked with overseeing the drying Colorado River system stand at a dire crossroads. As a yearslong stalemate in negotiations ...