PHOENIX — Central Arizona Project (CAP) delivers water to about 90% of the state’s population. CAP is a 336-mile system of aqueducts, tunnels, pumping plants and pipelines that carries Colorado River ...

A new report compiled by CU warns that threats to the Colorado River's water supply are now so severe that they pose a ...

The Colorado River Compact was negotiated in 1922 to end the fighting over the river’s use, and the current round of ...

Western states that rely on the Colorado River have less than two months to agree on how to manage the troubled river – and ...

Arizona faces water shortages as the 2019 Drought Contingency Plan expires in 2026, impacting the Central Arizona Project (CAP) and tribal water allocations. The Gila River Indian Community is ...

President Donald Trump has nominated former Central Arizona Project General Manager Ted Cooke to lead the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the agency that manages water in the West and is currently seeking ...

Nevada, California and Arizona — making up the Lower Basin — have agreed to shoulder the so-called “structural deficit” of ...

Speaking during a candidates' debate on Tuesday, Heather Macre, one of six people seeking a seat on the Central Arizona Water Conservation board, argued that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation — the ...

PHOENIX — The Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) have taken a huge leap forward in their ongoing efforts to protect and preserve their namesake. Last week, the tribal council voted to acknowledge ...

At a key meeting to discuss the river's future management, federal officials lay out tools for dealing with falling reservoir levels.

Tribal leaders had voiced frustration in recent weeks about talks on the Colorado River, but pledged cooperation in a new agreement.