On a six-day expedition through Cataract Canyon, I learned what's at stake for the Colorado River — and the people who are ...

The Colorado River is managed like a joint bank account — seven states have equal shares of two basins, and not a single drop ...

Autumn Gillard notes that many tribal members in Southern Utah recognize the river daily "as a source of life, power, and ...

Researchers call the free river rule an archaic “loophole” that should be closed to properly manage the state’s water ...

The Colorado River tributary is a vital water source for the desert landscape and also marks part of the Navajo Nation's ...

Historically, state leaders have written the particulars of river management rules, and the federal Bureau of Reclamation implements the states’ ideas.

The region follows the Colorado River from its headwaters near Grand Lake down to where it crosses the Colorado-Utah border ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Colorado River is managed like a joint bank account — seven states have equal shares of two basins, and not a single drop of water is overlooked. Lake Powell in Utah and ...

Amid drought and demand, the state is trying to circumvent the “use it or lose it” policy and change its water rights system.

FOX 13 News got an update on multi-state agreements over shares of Colorado River water from the Utah's top negotiator. Gene Shawcroft, the Colorado River Commissioner for Utah, said that he and ...

The Colorado River Basin is in the midst of a 23-year drought. Reduced precipitation, mostly in the form of snow in the ...