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Colorado Parks and Wildlife find zebra mussel larva in the Colorado River for the second year in a row
Colorado Parks and Wildlife found a single zebra mussel larva in the Colorado River near New Castle in early June, the latest ...
Front Range concerns over purchase of Colorado River rights on Western Slope to get hearing
A dispute between influential Front Range water providers and a broad swath of the Western Slope over one of the most ...
Trump admin urges Colorado River deal among states, but warns it will step in if necessary
As Colorado River stakeholders scramble to negotiate the basin’s long-term operational guidelines, the Trump administration ...
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Colorado River managers present plan to share water based on supply, not demand
The seven states that share the Colorado River are floating a new concept for how water could be shared in the future, ...
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What happened to the once lush, now desert-like Colorado River Delta? - PBS
The result was the Colorado River Compact, an agreement for who gets water and how much. Their goal was clear, ... Wetlands like this are a bustling metropolis of flora and fauna.
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The Colorado River Basin has lost as much groundwater as the entire volume of Lake Mead - CNN
If Arizona’s Colorado River water allocation was cut to zero, “we could burn through the available groundwater in 50 years,” Famiglietti said. “We’re talking about decades. That’s scary.
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In the West, groundwater loss is worse than the Colorado River drought - The Washington Post
The Colorado River Basin has lost twice as much groundwater since 2003 as water taken out of its reservoirs, according to a study based on satellite data. May 27, 2025. 5 min. Summary.