Water Access

Water negotiators from states around the Southwest said they are planning to submit separate proposals to the Bureau of Reclamation about managing the Colorado River after 2026.

Water from the Shoshone hydropower plant near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, will be purchased by the Colorado River District. It's part of an expensive effort to keep water flowing to the farms, cities and rivers of Western Colorado, and away from fast-growing cities and towns around Denver.

The nation's second-largest reservoir has been shrinking as drought and steady demand strain the Colorado River. Lake Powell water levels are low, but canyons and ecosystems are emerging.

The Diné Household Water Survey, a first-of-its-kind two-year project led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, aims to accurately quantify the number of households without access to safe drinking water.

A new study shows that a large number of Native American households in the Mountain West lack indoor plumbing.

A report released today from human rights non-profit Dig Deep and the US Water Alliance says more than two million Americans live without running water…