February 2026
Upper Division States’ Colorado River Negotiation Statement
The Upper Division States (UDS) have negotiated in good faith to reach a durable, long-term, basin-wide agreement on post-2026 Colorado River operations. We have consistently offered compromises [...]
Request for Proposals: WATER MEASUREMENT DEVICE MANUFACTURING SUPPORT FOR IIJA DIVERSION MEASUREMENT PROGRAM IN WYOMING
The Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC) hereby issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) Number 2026-01-DT-UCRC. This work will involve the manufacturing of weirs, flumes, and other water measuring [...]
January 2026
Diversion Measurement Device Funding
How to Apply Apply Online: https://seo.wyo.gov/interstate-streams/diversion-and-telemetry-program Apply In Person: Jan 27 - Lyman (2-6pm) Jan 28 - Pinedale (8-12pm) Jan 28 - LaBarge (2-6pm) Jan 29 - [...]
December 2025
Upper Basin States Lead with Real Solutions for Post-2026 Colorado River Operations
Guided by Real Water, Real Cuts, Real People and Real Action, Upper Basin States lay out core principles for a fair and sustainable Post-2026 Framework at CRWUA [...]
November 2025
Statement Regarding Progress on Developing a Post-2026 Colorado River Operational Framework
The Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation together with the Colorado River Basin States representatives provided the following joint statement regarding progress on developing [...]
October 2025
Real Action Puts the Upper Basin at the Forefront of Colorado River Solutions
SALT LAKE CITY — Oct. 28, 2025 — The Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC) is highlighting the real and measurable actions being taken by the Upper Division [...]
Pilot Project Applications Now Open
The Utah Diversion Measurement and Telemetry (UDMT) Program is a federally funded, collaborative initiative between the Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC) and the Colorado River Authority of [...]
Colorado River Water Supplies Cut in Upper Basin
With Colorado River negotiations ongoing, Upper Division States continue to make sacrifices with uncompensated reductions to water users SALT LAKE CITY — As the Upper Division States [...]
September 2025
UCRC 313th Special Meeting
The UCRC will conduct its 313th Special Meeting via Zoom Webinar. Date/Time: September 17th, 2025, 9:00 am – 10:00 am MST Agenda Media Advisory Link to Webinar
July 2025
Request for Proposals: TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR IIJA DIVERSION MEASUREMENT AND TELEMETRY IN WYOMING
The Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC) hereby issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) Number 2025-03-DT-UCRC to enhance diversion measurement and telemetry in the Upper Colorado River Basin in [...]
June 2025
Upper Colorado River Commission reaffirms call for a supply-based water management solution amid recurring hydrology crisis
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC) held its 312th Regular Meeting on June 26 in Salt Lake City amid worsening hydrologic forecasts and [...]
April 2025
Request for Proposals: TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR IIJA DIVERSION MEASUREMENT AND TELEMETRY IN UTAH
UPDATE: UCRC has received a request for an extension to the deadline to submit questions and to submit the proposal. UCRC has decided to honor that request. [...]
March 2025
UCRC Staff Engineer Recruitment
Overview The Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC) is an interstate water administrative agency that works on behalf of the four Upper Division States of the Colorado River [...]
February 2025
Hydrologic Shortage in the Upper Basin
Living with the river we have, not the river we want. The Colorado River water users in the Upper Basin states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and [...]
January 2025
Upper Colorado River Commission System Conservation Pilot Program Update
The System Conservation Pilot Program was not reauthorized in the final session of Congress in 2024. However, the SCPP remains a meaningful tool to explore and understand [...]
Upper Division States Provide Statement of Focus for 2025
Post-CRWUA perspectives and looking to the future SALT LAKE CITY — (Jan. 02, 2025) — Following the Colorado River Water Users Association (CRWUA) Conference in Las Vegas [...]
December 2024
SCPP 2025 Pre-Solicitation Notice
***POSSIBLE SCPP APPLICATION AVAILABILITY January 9, 2025*** POTENTIAL SYSTEM CONSERVATION PILOT PROGRAM IN 2025 From 2015-2018 and in 2023 and 2024, the Upper Division States of [...]
Request for Proposals: UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN DATA PORTAL PROJECT
The Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC) hereby issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) Number 2024-02-DIWG-UCRC to improve information visualization through a unified data portal, and establish a [...]
Request for Proposals: EMERY COUNTY IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY PROJECT
The Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC) hereby issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) Number 2024-01-IUWG-UCRC to conduct an analysis of irrigation efficiency at the field and canal [...]