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Dams shouldn’t just operate around water supply, some experts say

But that doesn’t eliminate Western Slope’s risk, experts say

Interstate negotiations on the Colorado River water allotments have added to tensions around the state’s limited water resources.

Colorado's Western Slope received so much snow this winter that reservoirs across the state are, by and large, filling higher than they have been in recent years and officials at Reclamation are able to send even more water downstream.

Fueled by a deep snowpack that hit record highs in some areas, spring streamflow is forecasted to be well above average across the Western Slope. According to the April Water Supply Outlook Report from the National Resources...

Fueled by a deep snowpack that hit record highs in some areas, spring streamflow is forecasted to be well above average across the Western Slope. According to the April Water Supply Outlook Report from the National Resources...

Fueled by a deep snowpack that hit record highs in some areas, spring streamflow is forecasted to be well above average across the Western Slope. According to the April Water Supply Outlook Report from the...

Fueled by a deep snowpack that hit record highs in some areas, spring streamflow is forecasted to be well above average across the Western Slope.

Fueled by a deep snowpack that hit record highs in some areas, spring streamflow is forecasted to be well above average across the Western Slope.

Fueled by a deep snowpack that hit record highs in some areas, spring streamflow is forecast to be well above average across the Western Slope. According to the April Water Supply Outlook Report from the...