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The System Conservation Pilot Program, meant to conserve water from the drying Colorado River, suffered challenges trying to convince people to use less water in exchange for money.
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda is Enhancing Drought Resilience and Strengthening Water Security in the West
With water levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead at record lows, federal officials are ready to spend tens of millions of dollars to get farmers and other water users to conserve in 2023 and keep the reservoirs from falling farther.
The System Conservation Pilot Program was recently rebooted with $125 million in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to fight shrinking water levels in Lake Powell.