Recent winter storms helped boost mountain snowpack in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. But water managers in the West are still concerned about forecasts for Colorado River supply.
Wyoming’s top water official Brandon Gebhardt said dry times are hurting cities, farms, and industry.
“As we continue to work with the other states to address the shrinking supply throughout the basin,” he said. ”These existing and very real impacts must be adequately recognized and considered in our discussions.”
One forecast showed similar water conditions to 2021 and 2022, when emergency water transfers were needed to help prop up the nation’s largest reservoirs. State leaders have asked for more frequent updates from the federal government into the spring.
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Arizona Congressmen Andy Biggs and Greg Stanton joined forces this week to request the release of drought mitigation funding. -
Cloud seeding is being used here in Arizona and in states across the West to literally make clouds rain or snow. The question is, how much water can it add to our increasingly dry climate? -
Arizona's water supply could face major cutbacks on the heels of an exceptionally hot, dry winter in the Rocky Mountains. -
There are grassy fields, tree-covered mountains, desert scrub and riparian preserves. In fact, it’s one of the top biodiversity hot spots in the world, especially for birders. -
Mayor Regina Romero and City Council members asked city officials to put together a draft amendment after voting to block Project Blue last year. That’s the data center proposed for a 290-acre stretch of Tucson’s southeast side that would have used millions of gallons of city water.
