Bureau of Reclamation

Trump has picked former Central Arizona Project manager Ted Cooke as the next commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. If confirmed, he will be the main federal official overseeing Colorado River matters.

Federal agencies have finished digging out a side channel below Glen Canyon Dam that's been a breeding ground for nonnative fish.

Arizona will continue to take a hit on its Colorado River allotment next year as western states struggle to deal with dire drought conditions.

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

A Native American tribe that uses water from the Colorado River says it doesn't support a proposal from Arizona California, and Nevada for managing the river’s supply in the future. The Gila River Indian Community in Arizona is working on its own proposal.

The states that use water from the Colorado River have proposed competing plans for managing the river.

Federal officials this week are expected to ease water cuts for 2024 under a slightly improved outlook for the Colorado River’s health, though long-term challenges remain.

The Bureau of Reclamation is running a “high-flow experiment” at Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona, which means a big release of water designed to move and redeposit sand and sediment will make its way downstream from the dam.

More questions than answers are surfacing at a conference in Las Vegas about what to do about projected shortages of Colorado River water relied upon by seven U.S. states, Native American tribes and Mexico.

The Bureau of Reclamation says low levels and warming water in Lake Powell have led to depleted levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, posing a threat to trout living below Glen Canyon Dam.