Tag:Colorado River Basin

Native American leaders at the Getches-Wilkinson Center Conference on the Colorado River expressed a desire to be a part of the 2026 negotiation process, but also want to ensure that their senior water rights are respected.

Two Colorado Democrats on Tuesday called on the Environmental Protection Agency to “carefully examine” the proposed expansions of three rail terminals in eastern Utah that could dramatically increase hazardous oil-train traffic through the Colorado River Basin and the Denver metro area.

Representatives from the Colorado River Basin states agreed cuts were needed, but not on how they should be done.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear appeals on water rights of the Navajo Nation in a case revolving around water law and tribal law.