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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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    Utah Asking To Move Lake Powell Pipeline Ahead

    Aug 23, 2018

    Utah wants the federal government to resume the process of permitting a pipeline from Lake Powell to St. George. 

    Utah water officials in January asked for a delay on the project because of jurisdictional questions. 

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    Utahns Move Towards Water Conservation While Keeping An Eye On Lake Powell Pipeline

    Jul 09, 2018

    Brooks Kelly stopped at a display of smart sprinkler-system controllers.

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    Colorado River Water Managers Can Imagine The Future And It Doesn’t Look Pretty

    Jun 27, 2018

    Fear can be a powerful motivator.

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    St. George Water Usage Far Exceeds National Averages

    May 31, 2018

    The average American uses about 90 gallons of water a day. In St. George, the number is closer to 300.

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    Mexico, 2 US States Could See Colorado River Cutback In 2020

    May 10, 2018

    Water managers say there's a better-than-even possibility that Mexico and the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada will get less water from the Colorado River in 2020 because of a drought.

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    Outlook For Vital Southwestern US River Remains Grim

    May 08, 2018

    DENVER (AP) — Forecasters say this year's outlook for the most important river in the Southwestern U.S. remains grim.

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    Report: Utah Lawmaker Has Personal, Undisclosed Stake In Disputed Water Pipeline

    Mar 19, 2018

    The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Utah legislator Mike Noel has a personal financial stake in the development of the Lake Powell pipeline, which would move water from the Colorado River to towns across southern Utah. 

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    Water Forecast Is Bleak For Major Reservoir In Southwest US

    Feb 08, 2018

    DENVER (AP) — Forecasters say one of the most important reservoirs in the Southwestern U.S. will likely collect less than half its normal amount of spring runoff this year because of a warm, dry winter across much of the region.

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    Regulators Give Go-Ahead For Study Of Lake Powell Pipeline

    Dec 13, 2017

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal regulators are giving the go-ahead for environmental studies and public comment about a proposed 140-mile pipeline to draw water from the Colorado River to serve southwestern Utah communities.

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