Arizona is gearing up for a potential legal showdown to safeguard its water rights amid growing tensions over the Colorado River's dwindling supply.

Arizona is hoping for consensus but preparing for a possible legal battle as it negotiates a new multistate agreement over how Colorado River water is allocated in the event additional cuts are needed.

The committee also voted in support of two bills that would allow groundwater pumping regulations in protected areas to be lifted in groundwater basins recovered to previous levels.

Water, wildfire and good jobs are not Republican or Democratic issues. They're Arizona issues, which is why I'm taking strong actions to address them.

Snow in southwestern Colorado has been scarce this winter. Archuleta County recently had a grass fire. A store manager at Terry’s Ace Hardware in Pagosa Springs tells me half as many snowblowers have been

Reclamation finally drops more details about how it might handle Colorado River water shortages after 2026, but few people think they're real.

The result is that the federal Colorado Basin River Forecast Center is now predicting that April through July flows into Powell will be only 76% of normal. That's down from 81% at the beginning of 2025.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department received a $24.5 million award to be used for restoration efforts within the Colorado River Basin.

The Central Arizona Project, one of the state's most important pieces of infrastructure, is the focus of a public space to learn about water.

More than $24 million has been awarded to Arizona Game and Fish by the USDA in an effort to sustain tens of thousands of acres of land for Arizona wildlife and communities. This project would serve part of the Colorado River,

The missive, led by Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly and Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee, the new chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, continued: “We recognize that negotiating any agreement in the Colorado River Basin is a difficult task, and appreciate all of the work that you have done and will do.”