The United States Bureau of Land Management has approved plans for a new gold mine project near Wickenburg.

President Donald Trump's administration had major impacts on Arizona water, immigration and public land over the past week.

President Donald Trump's administration had major impacts on Arizona water, immigration and public land over the past week.

On Monday, the US Bureau of Reclamation declared the first-ever official shortage, which will trigger the largest mandatory water cuts to date in the Colorado River Basin.

Authorized in 1956 and built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Glen Canyon Dam flooded Glen Canyon in 1963 with the reservoir water of Lake Powell.

About 40 million people rely on the Colorado River for drinking water. It also irrigates agricultural fields. It's also shrinking. Now, states might agree on a potential deal on sharing the river.

President Donald Trump this week nominated Ted Cooke to lead the federal Bureau of Reclamation. Cooke is the former manager of the Central Arizona Project, whose canals bring water to the Valley.

Ted Cooke, the former general manager of the Central Arizona Project, is President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Bureau of Reclamation. The Reclamation Bureau oversees water management across the ...

Ted Cooke, the former general manager of the Central Arizona Project, is President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Bureau of Reclamation.

Every year, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation decides how much water to release from Powell based on what its forecasts say are likely to be in lakes Powell and Mead by a given date.

Ted Cooke, the former general manager of the Central Arizona Project, is President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Bureau of Reclamation. The Reclamation Bureau oversees water management across the ...