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 ››
US West faces reckoning over water but avoids cuts for now
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The white rings that wrap around two massive lakes in the U.S. West are a stark reminder of how water levels are... more ››
Officials restrict water usage from northern Colorado river
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The primary part of the Yampa River in northern Colorado is under water usage restrictions for only the... more ››
August 1st "Climate and Water Report", NRCS-Utah Snow Survey
July was a rough month in Utah’s valley locations, where a scant 0.4 inches of precipitation accumulated. Northern and Western Utah, and... more ››
Environmental groups sue Utah board over oil railway grants
Utah officials violated federal law last year when they awarded nearly $28 million in grants to plan and develop a railway that oil-... more ››
Utah water supply: Scientists say reservoirs healthy, worry about groundwater
SALT LAKE CITY – With Utah experiencing several 100 degree plus days recently, Utahns have been turning on the tap for a cool drink of... more ››
Utah first state to benefit from transfer of federal water projects to local control under Dingell Act
SALT LAKE CITY — Two federal watershed projects are expected to be turned over to Utah in a first-of-its-kind transfer from federal... more ››