Lower River Basin

On this week's Arizona Edition, remembering when Dolly Parton sang in Yuma, the state's top water official on negotiations and a close look at school vouchers.

The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the 2027-2028 Operating Guidelines and the Record of Decision for the Post-2026 Colorado River Operations Final EIS on Friday.

The pause, stemming from a Trump administration executive order halting all disbursements from the Act, has put billions of dollars in water management resources at risk.

The seven states that rely on the Colorado River are deeply divided over how to manage the shrinking water supply in the future.

Lake Powell water levels are below 3,525 feet, sparking concern that levels will fall too low to allow operation of Glen Canyon Dam, or to deliver water to Lake Mead.

During the Yuma Agriculture Water Conference held Jan. 13, officials from the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation…