Estevan López, New Mexico's water negotiator, said talks resumed March 2, and the upper and lower basin states are using a short-term pitch from Nevada as a starting point.

Negotiators are facing a worsening water supply forecast, with record low snowpack across the West.

The current Colorado River negotiations process includes all five of the most common sources of conflict in any process seeking compromise.

Upper and Lower Basin states are at odds over post-2026 operations for the drought-stricken river, raising litigation risks and highlighting credit uncertainty.

With the seven basin states locked in a stalemate over Colorado River negotiations, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released its draft of options for managing the basin’s water supply. The states now ...

One day before the deadline, states in the Upper Colorado River Basin reached consensus on how to manage water rights and dwindling resources moving forward, but the Lower Basin states rejected the ...

Forecasts keep going from bad to worse for water in the West, and a new report released Friday brought more bad news for the ...

By Nick Peters A February deadline for determining future operating guidelines for the West’s two largest reservoirs came and ...

As a record-hot winter continues across much of the West, forecasters are dialing back estimates for how much water will flow into the Colorado River during the spring runoff. The latest models show ...

PHOENIX – A Feb. 14 deadline came and went without Arizona and the other Colorado River basin states coming to terms on a new operating agreement amid historic drought conditions. One day before the ...

Estevan López, New Mexico's water negotiator, said talks resumed March 2, and the upper and lower basin states are using a short-term pitch from Nevada as a starting point.