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In a collection of essays and research summaries, eleven members of the Colorado River Research Group (with eight guest contributors) touch on issues as diverse as plummeting reservoir storage, climate change trends, risk management, agricultural

Tribal Nations and communities will experience a 70% reduction in funding - losing $551 million dollars - for access to clean, reliable, and accessible drinking water under the Trump administration’s proposed FY 2026 budget. The President’s budget

Program OverviewThe Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment (GWC) at the �Թ��� of Colorado Law School invites applications for the next GWC Water Law Fellow – an early-career attorney eager to make a

The Colorado River system is inching closer and closer to the “tripwire” in the 1922 Compact.  This is the requirement that a specified volume of water pass Lee Ferry, the dividing point between the Upper and Lower Basins, every ten

The Council of State Governments (Western chapter), comprised of state legislators and legislative staff, recently convened in Jackson Wyoming to review a variety of challenging issues facing the western states, including water.  The Getches-

Water consumption in the Colorado River Basin continues to outstrip natural supply, causing steep declines in reservoir storage.  This paper looks at the realistically accessible amount of storage in Lake Powell and Lake Mead and what happens

As the economic, ecological and cultural centerpiece of the American Southwest, the increasingly dire condition of the Colorado River remains a central focus of GWC activities. Continuing a recent tradition, the GWC joined with the Water &

On the evening of June 24, the GWC’s Doug Kenney joined Becky Mitchell, Colorado’s lead negotiator on Colorado River matters, at the Crested Butte Public Policy Forum for a conversation about current and future Colorado River issues.  Well over

The Getches-Wilkinson Center and Water & Tribes Initiative will be co-convening the 2025 Conference on the Colorado River on Thurs, June 5th and Fri, June 6th at the Wolf Law Building in Boulder, CO.Turning Hindsight into Foresight: The Colorado

The process for determining the operating rules for the Colorado River system that will take effect in 2027 is in full swing. While various alternative operating regimes have been proposed, no preferred or consensus alternative has yet emerged. As a