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For this summer's water forecast, climate experts are looking back to winter

May 16, 2022

In the middle of a parched summer in the arid West, any amount of rain can feel like a gift. But in reality, those precious summer showers barely move the needle when it comes to water. 

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In drought-stricken West, officials weigh emergency actions

Apr 18, 2022

Federal officials say it may be necessary to reduce water deliveries to users on the Colorado River to prevent the shutdown of a huge dam that supplies hydropower to some 5 million customers across the U.S. West

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Lake Powell is critically low, and still shrinking. Here’s what happens next

Apr 18, 2022

Lake Powell is in crisis. The nation’s second-largest reservoir is strained by more than two decades of drought, and its water levels are slipping dangerously low.

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Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns

Mar 22, 2022

A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a critical threshold on Tuesday raising new concerns about a source of power that millions of people in the U.S. West rely on for electricity.

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Colorado River: How much water should each state get?

Dec 14, 2021

A new report 

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Water Groups Join To Oppose Planned St. George Pipeline

Jul 26, 2021

A southern Utah city plans to pull additional water from the Colorado River, but the move amid a historic drought has left some concerned.

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Colorado River Basin Reservoirs Begin Emergency Releases To Prop Up A Troubled Lake Powell

Jul 15, 2021

Emergency water releases from reservoirs upstream of Lake Powell have begun to preserve the nation’s second-largest reservoir’s ability to generate hydroelectric power.

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Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, has been hit hard by rising temperatures and downstream demands.

Amid A Megadrought, Federal Water Shortage Limits Loom For The Colorado River

Jul 13, 2021
The government is expected to issue its first water shortage declaration for the river, which supplies more than 40 million people. That will mean hardships for farms, recreation and Indian tribes.
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Western States Chart Diverging Paths As Water Shortages Loom

Mar 11, 2021

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Legislation in Utah is raising concerns as seven Western states prepare to negotiate how to sustain a river that supplies 40 million people and a massive agricultural industry.

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The Colorado River Basin’s Worsening Dryness In Five Numbers

Feb 22, 2021

Dry conditions are the worst they’ve been in almost 20 years across the Colorado River watershed, which acts as the drinking and irrigation water supply for 40 million people in the American Southw

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US West Faces Reckoning Over Water But Avoids Cuts For Now

Aug 14, 2020

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Projections for water levels in two massive lakes in the U.S. West are expected to remain high enough to avert severe cuts in states that rely on the Colorado River.

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Lake Powell Reached Capacity 40 Years Ago. What Do The Coming Decades Hold?

Jul 09, 2020

The water has made development possible and is used for farms, homes and businesses.

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The One That Got Away: A Look At Glen Canyon 40 Years After It Was Filled

Jul 07, 2020

When the Glen Canyon Dam was completed in 1966, it was a major development for water management in the arid west.

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Utah Public Comment Period Closes For Lake Powell Pipeline

Jan 18, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say more than 1,100 public comments were submitted for the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline designed to pump water to two southern Utah counties.

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John Wesley Powell

Nov 22, 2019

Lake Powell is named after someone who had a desire to explore the west – and that he did.

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Environmental Groups Push For Removing Colorado River Dam

Oct 02, 2019

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Environmental groups that have long pushed to bring down a huge Colorado River dam along the Arizona-Utah border are suing the federal government.

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Proposed Lake Powell Pipeline Cost Estimate Lowered By $100M

Sep 25, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials say they have shaved $100 million off the estimated price of a proposed pipeline that would pull water from Lake Powell.

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As Southwest Water Managers Grapple With Climate Change, Can A ‘Grand Bargain’ Work?

Jul 26, 2019

Water managers on the Colorado River are facing a unique moment.

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Invasive Mussel Threatens Lake Powell Pipeline Project

Jun 21, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An invasive mussel that has taken up residence in Lake Powell on the Colorado River is threatening Utah's push to develop a $1.8 billion pipeline to deliver water to fast-growing areas.

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National Park Service Warns Of Rapidly Rising Water At Lake Powell

Jun 14, 2019

The National Park Service is warning people to keep cars and boats at Lake Powell at least 200 yards from the shoreline due to quickly rising water levels.

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Western States Sign Historic Agreement To Deal With Drought

May 21, 2019

Representatives from seven states along with federal water managers met at the Hoover Dam Monday to sign a historic agreement on how to deal with the ongoing drought in the West. 

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Millions Of Acre Feet Of Water Expected To Flow Into Lake Mead

Apr 17, 2019

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation projects as much as 9 million acre-feet of water will be released from Lake Powell into Lake Mead in 2019, which might help prevent a water shortage declaration next year.

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Utah, Feds Launch Study Of Pollution In Lake Powell

Nov 26, 2018

Utah and U.S. government officials will begin a study to determine the extent of mining pollution in Lake Powell. 

The study begins in the next few days, and it will involve the digging up of heavy metals washed into Lake Powell by flash flooding over several decades. 

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Three Things To Know About Colorado River Plans In The Works

Nov 08, 2018

Water managers along the Colorado River are trying to figure out how to live with less.

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Research Group Says Lake Mead, Lake Powell Levels Dangerously Low

Sep 04, 2018

Scientists from the Colorado River Research Group say water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell are dropping to dangerous levels, reflecting what they described as the Colorado River's worsening "structural deficit." 

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