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As the deadline approached without meaningful progress, one water manager warned: "We're all headed to a very dark place."

Bennet Vows to Be A Voice for Upper Basin in Washington, D.C. in Remarks at 2023 Colorado Water Congress Amid critical Colorado River negotiations,

More than 10% of the water carried by the Colorado River evaporates, leaks or spills as the 1,450-mile powerhouse of the West flows through the region’s dams, reservoirs and open-air canals. Key stewards of the river have ignored this massive water loss for decades.

Another deadline to establish major cutbacks in water use in the seven-state Colorado River Basin is quickly approaching, as the states continue talks, as ordered by the U.S. Bureau of

Hydrologists, state officials and other western water experts say the 10% evaporation loss can no longer be ignored.

Exposed to the beating sun and hot dry air, more than 10% of the water carried by the Colorado River evaporates, leaks or spills.

Hydrologists, state officials and other western water experts say the 10% evaporation loss can no longer be ignored.

Hydrologists, state officials and other western water experts say the 10% evaporation loss can no longer be ignored.

The documents span the window states were given to reach consensus on water cuts for a system that supplies 40 million people annually.

Another deadline to establish major new cutbacks in water use in the seven-state Colorado River Basin is quickly approaching on Jan. 31, as the states continue talks, as ordered by