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The Southern Ute Tribal Council approved the annual use of a portion of its Animas-La Plata Project water in Lake Nighthorse for “future industrial uses,” including energy development, in ...
Now those with entitlements to water, like multigenerational ranchers and farmers, can exchange those rights for money. “In 2022, we really saw Lake Mead hit its all-time low.
A state-mandated groundwater management plan went into effect for the area in 2021, which will mean a 75% cut to the cities’ existing water rights by 2070.
The early estimate of the total water supply available in the Yakima Basin for the May 20–September period indicates junior water rights holders are expected to receive 43% of their allotment ...
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A years-long legal battle between the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the San Diego County Water Authority is finally over. For over a decade, the ...
On the evening of May 27, 2025, the city wrote in a statement that the "two zones impacted by the Boil Water Advisory have returned to a safe pressure," and noted, "The Department of Public ...
The Colorado River Water Conservation District has been working for years to buy the water rights tied to Shoshone Power Plant, a small, easy-to-miss hydropower plant off Interstate 70 east of ...
Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs and Northern Water voiced opposition Wednesday to the Western Slope’s proposal to spend $99 million to buy historic water rights on the Colorado River from Xcel Energy ...
The pilot program proved more successful than anticipated, attracting offers from water rights holders to sell a total of $65.5 million in rights in a matter of months — about $40 million more ...
Southern Water Ltd. is set to tap new funds from a group of investors led by King Street Capital Management to refinance some of its safer debt and stabilize its finances. With £350 million ($467 ...
A joint agreement appeared to avert a threat by President Trump of tariffs and sanctions in a long-running dispute over water rights in the border region. Listen to this article · 3:28 min Learn more ...
We have received text from H.R. 2025: Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025. This bill was received on 2025-03-11, and currently has 5 cosponsors.