water rights

In an interview with KAWC, Tom Buschatzke, director at the Arizona Department of Water Resources, says Yuma water leaders continue to be at the negotiating table.

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.

Since 1951, the Fetchers have tracked how long the snow stays on their meadows by marking the date in a little red journal. The data shows the snow is melting sooner in the valley.

The latest projections for the Colorado River are out, and they paint a picture of more dry conditions and dropping reservoirs.

Arizona is one of the driest states in the nation and conservationists say a proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency could further complicate the state's dire water situation. Comments from Elise Ketcham, communications director, Arizona Wildlife Federation.

Backed by elected officials from rural areas, Democratic lawmakers unveiled what they hope will be a plan to finally provide some protections against their groundwater drying up.

The seven states can’t agree on who should feel the pain of water cutbacks during dry times. The river is getting smaller due to climate change, and states need to come up with new rules to share its water.

Federal water officials released a set of possible plans for managing the shrinking Colorado River in the future.

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