"Under water law, this seniority means Shoshone gets its full water supply even in times of shortage...because it returns all of the water it uses to the river, Shoshone has major benefits for the environment and water users farther downstream...Water watchers in western Colorado have worried for years about what would happen to the water rights if the aging facility was shuttered, or if another entity bought the rights" https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/22/trump-administration-historic-colorado-river-rights-deal-shoshone/ via @coloradosun #WaterintheWest

"The 2025-26 ski season saw a 9 million-visit collapse in annual visitation following one of the worst seasons for snowfall in half a century in the West." https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/05/us-skier-visits-drop-2025-26 via @coloradosun re: #WaterintheWest et al.

"The river’s flows at Lees Ferry are on a razor thin margin and could be low enough this year to trigger calls for forced cuts — or lawsuits to prevent them — depending, in part, on river management decisions being made over the next month. Some Lower Basin states seem primed to go to court." https://coloradosun.com/2026/03/27/colorado-river-states-potential-water-cuts-legal-battles/ via @coloradosun #WaterintheWest

"It would cost tens of millions of dollars, $126 million by some estimates, to fully address the backlog of maintenance issues." https://coloradosun.com/2026/03/24/colorado-lawmakers-federal-action-tribal-water-access via @coloradosun #WaterintheWest

"The Colorado River headwaters’ snowpack sat at 66% of the median for this time of year on Monday — the lowest recorded level since measurements began in 1986...Other regions in the basin have fared better. Basinwide, precipitation amounts are similar to those recorded last season." https://www.denverpost.com/2026/03/09/colorado-river-drought-forecast-lake-powell/ re: #WaterintheWest