Lake Mead has begun recovering from its autumn lows, following substantial precipitation and improved Colorado River inflows. Reclamation's November 11 update confirms that Mead rose approximately 0.8 feet between November…

On June 25, 2026, the Arizona Department of Water Resources published the“Recharge and Water Reliability Project Report,” a three-year study by Arizona’s three public universities on increasing groundwater recharge and…

"At the end of the day, we have to protect our legal interests," Kate Reynolds and Piper Heath quoted John Entsminger, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, as…

Overview It's August 3, 2026, with a temperature expected to hit 113 degrees here in Clark County, Nevada. For Clark County, August is typically the hottest or second-hottest month of…

In Nevada, Democratic Governor challenger Attorney General Aaron Ford is not taking positions on a proposal that taxpayers subsidize a water-consuming data center approved on federal land outside Boulder City. [i]…

While Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo pushes water-consuming data center growth, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) proposes to cut up to 3 million acre‑feet of Colorado River water annually from Arizona,…

Since 2000, the Colorado River Basin, including its Virgin and Muddy River tributaries in Clark County, Nevada, has experienced the driest period in over 100 years of historical natural-flow records,…

​For Release: April 17, 2026 ​Contact: Communications@usbr.gov Reclamation Acts to Protect Colorado River System During Historic Drought. The prolonged drought, combined with the lowest winter snowpack on record is requiring swift actions to protect this vital water system   WASHINGTON –…