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Nature offered the Colorado River Basin states a reprieve last winter after a heavy snowpack and generous rainfall saved the region’s two largest reservoirs from collapse.
Nature offered the Colorado River Basin states a reprieve last winter after a heavy snowpack and generous rainfall saved the region’s two largest reservoirs from collapse.
The Colorado River Drought Task Force's recently issued recommendations mostly focus on changes in existing programs, prompting calls for more urgent action to address water overuse.
A statewide task force's final recommendations for water-saving solutions for the drying Colorado River focus largely on expanding and tweaking existing programs -- an outcome that has underwhelmed water experts who call for more decisive action.
Top water officials for the seven Colorado River Basin states met Thursday at this year’s Colorado River Water Users Association conference in Las Vegas. With a few more years of stability secured for the river, state representatives resumed negotiating a new compromise for how they will share — and cut back on — water use after 2026.