California wants cuts based on Lake Mead elevation and not on water lost to evaporation and transportation, which Colorado and other states propose
Colorado River
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Six Western states agreed on a plan to dramatically cut their Colorado River use. California is the lone holdout.
States missed a mid-August deadline to heed the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s call to propose ways to conserve 2 million to 4 million acre-feet of water.
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More questions than answers surface at Colorado River water meetings
Data showing less water flows into the river than is drawn from it has dominated talks this week, and the annual conference in Las Vegas has taken on a crisis vibe
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Colorado River water users convene in Las Vegas amid crisis concerns
The Colorado River Water Users Association conference, normally a largely academic three-day affair, comes at a time of growing concern about the river’s future after more than two decades of record drought attributed to climate change
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Jared Polis seeks $1.9 million to revamp Colorado River crisis team
The governor’s proposal calls for leadership change, a dozen new positions and adding $5 million to fund state water plan grants
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Opinion: We can’t solve the problems of growth with ‘good’ growth
Coloradans know this. Why do their elected representatives ignore them?
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Opinion: More dams in more places
Conservation alone will not provide an adequate and reliable water supply.
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Colorado River managers looking to release less water from Lake Powell
Another significantly dry year combined with a 7 million acre-foot release could drop the reservoir below the point at which the dam can no longer generate hydropower
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Northern Water board lowers initial Colorado-Big Thompson quota for first time since 2010
Responding to the drier conditions in the Colorado River Basin, the board is taking what one member described as a “wait and see” approach
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Hydropower production down 20% as the Upper Colorado River system finished water year 2022
Agencies that both distribute and rely on Colorado River hydropower are rethinking how much energy they can count on in the future