Colorado’s Yampa River is the highest it’s been in more than a decade, and that means big rapids. “It’s like a roller coaster, only there’s no rail,” said Ken Brenner, grinning from his perch on the side of a yellow rubber raft. “You’re all at the mercy of the water and your helmsman.” The Yampa
Photo: Agua Fria recharge basin near Phoenix This year, state legislative leaders followed through on their commitment to strengthening Arizona’s water resources by directing over $360 million of state general fund dollars to be allocated to projects and programs that help to promote the conservation, development, and enhancement of water in Arizona. “Never before in
Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to years of overuse and a multi-decade drought that is sapping its water supply. In a news conference Thursday, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced the pause on new construction that would affect some of the fastest-growing areas
Photo: Supporters of the Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act said it reins in overzealous regulators who considered dry washes and seasonal streams subject to oversight. But critics say the change poses a significant threat in states like Arizona, where water, like the San Pedro River here, “is ever so
Photo: Lake Mead and the rest of the Colorado River system are shrinking rapidly. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and water leaders on Thursday said the state will ‘lead the way’ in a new water conservation agreement with Nevada and California. (File photo by Ted Wood/The Water Desk) While a Colorado River conservation plan has yet
Photo: People attend a news conference on Lake Mead at Hoover Dam, April 11, 2023, near Boulder City, Nev. Arizona, Nevada and California said Monday they’re willing to cut back on their use of the dwindling Colorado River in exchange for money from the federal government — and to avoid forced cuts as drought threatens