Why all that snow we’re shoveling may not rescue Utah from a bad water year
Daniels Summit • Old Man Winter has been busy of late, bringing much-needed relief to Utah’s dangerously low snowpacks.
Utah to stake claims to Colorado River water
SALT LAKE CITY — Water is becoming a bigger issues as Utah continues to grow. Now, the Utah State Legislature is wading into the issue with... more ››
Outlook dismal for Utah water supply with snowpack at just 62% of normal
“We are in record dry conditions this year,” said Jordan Clayton with the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Utah Snow Survey.
Tensions rise over company's plan to sell Colorado River water in Arizona
Mayors and county supervisors in towns along the Colorado River were already upset five months ago when the state water agency endorsed an... more ››
Tribes exempt from pause in U.S. federal drilling program
(Reuters) - Native American tribes are exempt from the Biden administration’s temporary suspension of U.S. oil and gas leasing and... more ››
Reclamation selects Wayne Pullan as Upper Colorado Basin Regional Director
Washington D.C. — Today, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman named Wayne Pullan regional director of the Upper Colorado Basin... more ››
Pipeline Dream: Ambitious Proposal To Bring Utah Water To Colorado
(CBS4) — A Fort Collins man is pressing forward with a proposed 325-mile-long pipeline which would transfer water from northeastern Utah... more ››
Upper Colorado River Drought Plan Triggered For First Time
Increasingly bleak forecasts for the Colorado River have for the first time put into action elements of the 2019 upper basin drought... more ››
Gov. Spencer Cox Appoints New Colorado River Commissioner
(SALT LAKE CITY) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announced the appointment of Gene Shawcroft as the Utah Commissioner to the Upper Colorado River... more ››
Long-awaited bill to settle Navajo Nation water rights in San Juan County passed by Congress
Soon after COVID-19 was identified in the Navajo Nation in March and its per capita case rate exceeded all U.S. states, a common refrain... more ››
Bear Lake could store additional water if operations changed
Can more water be stored in Bear Lake by adjusting flood control operations? Idaho, Utah and PacifiCorp worked with reservoir modeling... more ››
Latest water use numbers posted to revamped Open Water Data website
The state’s latest water use numbers have been published by the Utah Division of Water Resources and can be found on the recently... more ››
December 1st "Climate and Water Report", NRCS-Utah Snow Survey
Current Valley Conditions (SCAN)
Utah's water year so far: Large parts of the state in 'extreme' or 'exceptional' drought
SALT LAKE CITY — Bah humbug.So far this water year that began Oct. 1 has been treating most of Utah like a miserly scrooge, stingy with... more ››
November 1st "Climate and Water Report", NRCS-Utah Snow Survey
Current Valley Conditions (SCAN)
October 1st "Climate and Water Report", NRCS-Utah Snow Survey
Current Valley Conditions (SCAN)
Mike Lee seeks a ‘shot clock’ to speed federal environmental reviews
Professional basketball invented the shot clock to force teams to pick up the pace of the game. Now, Sen. Mike Lee wants a different kind... more ››
Utah's proposal to build Colorado River pipeline gets pushback from 6 states
Six states that depend on the Colorado River are pushing back against Utah’s proposal to build a 140-mile pipeline that would divert water... more ››
September 1st "Climate and Water Report" Published
Current Valley Conditions (SCAN): Ditto last month, unfortunately. August was another very dry month in Utah’s valley locations, where a... more ››
Nevada residents blast Utah’s Lake Powell pipeline plan
LAUGHLIN, Nev. (AP) — A group of residents in a southern Nevada town that sits along the Colorado River are organizing a campaign to oppose... more ››