Arizona Has Issues With The Federral Governments Post 2026 Colorado River Plan To Deal With Ongoing Drought
Arizona opened August with strong pushback to the federal government’s new framework for managing the Colorado River after 2026. The Bureau of Reclamation’s Final Environmental Impact Statement lays out a 10-year framework for future operations at Lake Powell and Lake Mead. The current operating rules expire after 2026, and the seven Basin states have not […]
Basin Brief End of July Summary
The final days of July brought the clearest picture yet of how the federal government may manage the Colorado River after 2026. The Bureau of Reclamation released its Final Environmental Impact Statement for future operations at Lake Powell and Lake Mead, setting up a 10-year framework for managing the river through 2036. The current operating […]
Basin Brief: Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for Future Colorado River Operations
The Bureau of Reclamation has released its Final Environmental Impact Statement for future Colorado River operations, a major step toward deciding how Lake Powell and Lake Mead will be managed after 2026. The document comes as the current river rules near expiration. The 2007 Interim Guidelines, the 2019 Drought Contingency Plans, and several related agreements […]
Broadband RFP
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) ADDENDUM 1 – AVAILABLE NOW The Colorado River Indian Tribes has released Addendum No. 1 for the ABDG Broadband Deployment – Construction of Outside Plant Fiber Optic Infrastructure Request for Proposals. This addendum includes responses to questions from the pre-bid meeting, project clarifications, and important updates for prospective bidders. Important Update: […]
Colorado River Pressures Intensify
July 16 reporting focused on what future Colorado River rules may need to account for: water users, reservoir levels, river health, and the cost of keeping the system operating. KJZZ reported that environmental advocates want future Colorado River rules to leave some water for the river itself. The article focused on the Colorado River below […]
Arizona Water Planning Intensifies as Colorado River Reservoirs Decline
July reporting continued to focus on how Arizona and the wider Colorado River Basin are preparing for reduced water supplies, with attention on Tribal water leadership, advanced water purification, and low reservoir levels. Lake Powell Chronicle reported on the growing role of Tribal Nations in Arizona water policy. The article focused on how Tribal water […]
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Tribal Water Leadership Gains Focus as Colorado River Pressures Deepen
July reporting continued to focus on how Arizona and the wider Colorado River Basin are preparing for reduced water supplies, with attention on Tribal water leadership, advanced water purification, and low reservoir levels. Lake Powell Chronicle reported on the growing role of Tribal Nations in Arizona water policy. The article focused on how Tribal water […]
Drought Impacts Put Arizona Water Planning and Colorado River Resilience in Focus
July 13 reporting showed drought pressure moving from long-term forecasts into visible impacts across Arizona and the Upper Basin. In southern Arizona, the San Pedro River recorded zero flow at a key monitoring point near Sierra Vista. The Arizona Republic reported that the river ran dry there for only the second time in 122 years […]
Statements on Post 2026 Environmental Impact Statement
Chairwoman Amelia Flores: “The Colorado River Indian Tribes appreciates the continued engagement by the Bureau of Reclamation as the Post-2026 Colorado River operations process moves forward. In response to CRIT’s request Reclamation recently reached out to us and walked us through the portions of the final Environmental Impact Statement relating to changes made to the […]