Colorado River

The Food and Water Watch published a report detailing threats to Colorado River Basin and water stability from Big Ag.

Today we’ll check in with reporter Alex Hager. You hear his reporting from the Colorado River Reporting Project regularly on UPR. We’ll ask him about a proposal from the three lower basin states to cut water consumption and what the upper basin states are doing. We’ll talk about a “high-flow experiment at Glen Canyon Dam. Alex Hager has also reported stories with the following headlines: At Lake Powell, record low water levels reveal an “amazing silver lining.” Snow detectives are in the mountains to solve a mystery: Where’s all the snow going? And: Want to bridge the West’s water divides? Start with fifth graders.

Lake Powell is seeing increases in water due to the high precipitation year for the Colorado River. Where does that water go?

In other news, the upcoming Summerfest Arts Faire in Logan is seeking volunteers.

Parched is a podcast from Colorado Public Radio about people who rely on the Colorado River, and have ideas to save it. On this episode we hear the first episode from Parched, titled The Last Straw. Then we’ll talk with host Michael Sakas.

The Colorado River provides water to much of the Western U.S., making shifts in precipitation critical to metropolitan areas downstream.

As Colorado River Basin states grapple with ways to keep the river flowing for more than 40 million people who depend on it, Wall Street is tapping water scarcity to deliver steep profits.

Will this winter’s snow will be enough to pull us out of the drought? What are the proposed changes at Lake Powell and Lake Mead? Alex Hager join us to help answer these questions, and more.

This year was a bad one for the Colorado River. Climate change is shrinking the water supply and policymakers are struggling to reach a deal that would cut back demand.

Journalists, scientists, farmers and city officials packed the conference center at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas to watch water managers hash out the river’s future in the public eye.