Federal water managers are planning to reveal a short-term river management plan this summer, but states say they need ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska’s Governor and Attorney General said the state is taking Colorado to the U.S. Supreme Court because Colorado isn’t following a 100-year-old agreement about sharing ...

Nebraska officials on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against Colorado, alleging the Centennial State is allowing “unlawful water diversions” from a transboundary resource. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) ...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is now seeking a 10-year water-sharing plan for the Colorado River states, adjusting cutbacks every two years. A worst-case scenario being modeled could slash water ...

JULESBURG — The town hall in the far-northeastern corner of the state wasn’t billed as specific to one topic, but as soon as Colorado’s attorney general opened the floor to questions, there was ...

The history of the proposed canal dates back more than 100 years, to the compact between Colorado and Nebraska regarding water from the South Platte River. Article VI of the compact states that ...

By Andrew Hay May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has proposed a new water-sharing plan for the drought-stricken Colorado River that could cut up to 40% of current supplies to Arizona, California ...

Permission for the canal is enshrined in the 1923 South Platte River Compact, which dictates how Nebraska and Colorado share the river. The canal would begin on the South Platte south of the town of ...