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Six of the seven states that use water from the Colorado River proposed a way for the federal government to cut back on water use and protect dropping water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
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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.
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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.
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The Bullfrog North Boat Ramp at Lake Powell has been closed to large vessels and houseboats, though it remains in operation for smaller vessels.
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In Page, Arizona, a shrinking Lake Powell is causing problems for the local water utility. A short-term fix is underway, but Page says it needs more money for a backup.
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The Bureau of Reclamation filed a Notice of Intent to propose changes to the amount of water released from Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
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States in the Colorado River Basin have failed to meet a federal deadline to conserve an unprecedented amount of water. The lack of consensus on how to wean off the river’s dwindling supply puts the water source for 40 million in the Southwest in jeopardy.
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Since Glen Canyon Dam was commissioned in 1964 and it first began filling, Lake Powell has never been like it is right now, at just 27% of its capacity. It’s threatening to dip below the minimum elevation needed to produce hydropower within the next year. A string of dry winters could push it to dead pool status.
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The Colorado River is grappling with shortages this year. But it was a very different story nearly thirty years ago. High flows coming through a dam just…
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Increasingly bleak forecasts for the Colorado River have for the first time put into action elements of the 2019 upper basin drought contingency plan. The…