The Aspen Times

Conservation studies’ findings on Colorado’s Western Slope have lessons for water managers

The findings of recent water-conservation studies on the Western Slope could have implications for lawmakers and water ...
E&E

Groundwater drying up in Colorado River Basin, study finds

Basinwide, researchers found, groundwater storage has fallen by 27.8 million acre-feet since 2003 — enough water to fill an empty Lake Mead to capacity. Aridification across the Colorado River Basin ...
Arizona Daily Star

Study: Groundwater loss across Colorado River Basin threatens economic security

The rate of water losses in the seven-state Colorado River Basin has tripled in the past decade, mainly due to intensifying groundwater over-pumping in southeast and northwest Arizona, a new study ...
Los Angeles Times

Groundwater is rapidly declining in the Colorado River Basin, satellite data show

New research based on satellite data shows the depletion of groundwater in the Colorado River Basin far exceeds losses from the river’s reservoirs. Scientists say overpumping is leading to alarmingly ...
CNN

The Colorado River Basin has lost as much groundwater as the entire volume of Lake Mead

Deep below the surface of the ground in one of the driest parts of the country, there is a looming problem: The water is running out — but not the kind that fills lakes, streams and reservoirs. The ...
Grist

New study shows huge groundwater losses along Colorado River

The Colorado River basin has lost huge volumes of groundwater over the past two decades according to a new report from researchers at Arizona State University. Researchers used data from NASA ...