Colorado River Deal Sets 2027 Cuts as Long-Term Water Fight Deepens
The Colorado River’s new operating framework may provide short-term direction, but the larger fight over how the river should be divided is still unresolved. University of Arizona News reported that the Bureau of Reclamation’s Aug. 21 decision sets operations for 2027 and 2028, with new guidelines to be reconsidered every two years after that as […]
Litigation Looms As Dought Lingers
Arizona may have to use less Colorado River water than it has at any point in modern history, while water agencies are also preparing for possible legal fights and emergency reservoir operations. KJZZ reported on a new analysis from independent Colorado River experts that described the reductions facing Arizona, California, and Nevada as “unprecedented.” The […]
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CRIT To Provide Substantial Drought Relief To Central Arizona Project
Agreement will deliver 9,009 acre-feet of CRIT Intentionally Created Surplus Water To The Central Arizona Water Conservancy District and complete CRIT’s involvement in the Drought Contingency Plan The Colorado River Indian Tribes and the Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD) have reached an agreement to deliver 9,009 acre-feet of CRIT Intentionally Created Surplus (ICS) water […]
As Colorado River Cuts Loom, Arizona Turns to Local Water Solutions
Arizona’s water future is coming down to more than how much Colorado River water the state receives. It is also about whether communities can store, treat, move, and protect the water they already have. KTAR reported that residents in McMullen Valley are pushing for a special election to designate the rural western Arizona basin as […]
Arizona Faces Largest Colorado River Cuts as Long-Term Deal Remains Elusive
The Colorado River’s next operating plan is now official, but the larger fight over the river’s future is still unsettled. On Aug. 21, the Department of the Interior finalized the 2027–2028 Operating Guidelines and Record of Decision for future Colorado River operations. The decision sets the near-term rules for Lake Powell and Lake Mead after […]
New Colorado River Rules Bring Short-Term Cuts and Long-Term Uncertainty
The Colorado River’s new operating rules are now in place for 2027 and 2028, but the final week of August showed that the fight over the river’s future is far from settled. Arizona’s top water official told KJZZ that the state is preparing for a 760,000 acre-foot reduction in 2027 and 2028. Most of that […]
People of the West (series) REVIEW
So much about the California history as we know is rooted in the brighter and louder chapters of a land’s appropriation over time in a culturally evolving world. What we perceive as an ingratiated time in a lands’ growth and prosperity into the generations that came before and followed after, actually hides a deeper indigenous […]
Our Father (2026) REVIEW
The short film “Our Father” relates the story about a pair of siblings’ commitment to following the exact funeral wishes of their departed patriarch and the final goodbye proving that there is a beauty in the afterlife waiting us. The two main leads, the brother and the sister, start the short film off by bickering […]
Colorado River Indian Tribes Head Start School Moving Closer to Opening
The Colorado River Indian Tribes’ new Head Start School is moving closer to opening, with the sewer system expected to be ready for final inspection during the week of September 21, 2026. Once final approvals are received, the project team will be able to move toward opening the new school. The delay has been tied […]