Utah will pay millions for farmers to leave fields empty — and leave water for the Colorado River
Utah will give farmers an incentive to leave fields fallow — then hopes to get "credit" for the saved water, in negotiations ...
KUNC1d
Can new sprinklers save the Colorado River? This Utah program could be a blueprint for the West
A program in Utah is paying farmers to make their irrigation equipment more efficient, but researchers say it may not be saving as much water as it appears.
Sky-Hi News14d
Salt in the Colorado River is causing problems. A bill is heading to Biden’s desk that would send more money to address the challenge.
In 2023, the program granted over $23.5 million to projects in Utah and Colorado to install pipe, PVC line and shotcrete ...
The Aspen Times2d
Frigid tradition: Colorado paddlers celebrate New Year’s Day 2025 on the river
The region’s most passionate paddlers took to Glenwood Canyon on Wednesday in an annual New Year’s Day tradition dating back ...
The Salt Lake Tribune28d
A pitch to bring some of California’s Colorado River water to Utah might be gaining traction
Editor’s note • This article is published through the Colorado River Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative supported by the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air ...
National Parks Traveler1d
Upper Colorado River Basin States Urge States To Plan For Increasing Demand, Decreasing Supply
The Upper Colorado River Commission has issued a statement advocating that every state in the Colorado River Basin works for ...
St George News6d
Muddy mission settlers conducted steamboat commerce on the Colorado River
Following a perilous three-month journey, John Wesley Powell’s exhausted crew reached the confluence of the Colorado and ...
fox13now1mon
Utah's idea to swap Colorado River water for desalination plant money may not be so crazy after all
LAS VEGAS — An unusual idea floated by the president of the Utah State Senate to get more shares of Colorado River water is intriguing California water officials. In an interview with FOX 13 ...
The Denver Post4d
Letters: Uinta oil transport threatens Colorado River
Hopefully, the Supreme Court will do what is best for the Colorado River, and not for Utah oil and gas barons looking to make the big bucks by allowing them to ignore the awful impacts of this scheme.
KSJD3d
A turbulent year on the Colorado River comes to a close
As the year comes to a close, Donald Trump’s return to the White House poses a big question mark for those with a stake in ...