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Leaks in the pipeline that brings water from the bottom of the Grand Canyon to the South Rim are a known problem. However, the project to overhaul the Transcanyon Waterline won’t be finished until 2027.

Navajo officials are celebrating signing legislation outlining a proposed water rights settlement that will ensure supply from the Colorado River for three Native American tribes and more security for drought-stricken Arizona.

A new, first-of-its-kind study on evaporating snow could help cities and farms that use water from the Colorado River. The results may lead to more accurate forecasts for water supplies.

Tribes that use the Colorado River want a say in negotiations that will reshape how the river's water is shared.

Across the Rocky Mountains, snow is starting to melt. That water will flow into the Colorado River. Forecasters are optimistic about this summer’s water supply, but a lot could still change.

Federal officials say that conditions have improved on the Colorado River to the point that a three-state plan to reduce water use should keep the river basin on stable footing for several years.

The Bureau of Reclamation has released an early report about the future management of the Colorado River. The federal agency gathered more than 24,000 letters with input from water users across the region.

Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Monday that the State Land Department terminated the lease with a controversial company that used groundwater in Arizona to grow and export alfalfa to feed dairy cows in Saudi Arabia.

The Hualapai Tribe held a celebration on Wednesday in honor of the completion of a new solar array, and a recent water rights victory. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports, the celebration took place on the Hualapai reservation at Grand Canyon West, home of the famous Skywalk.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation Thursday in a landmark decision about the tribe’s rights to the water in the Colorado River. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports.