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A consensus-based conservation strategy proposed by Colorado River states would likely ensure that the system’s reservoirs are stable over the next three years, according to the Department of the Interior. If adopted, the plans, proposed by California, Arizona and New Mexico this past spring, would require the three states to conserve an additional 3 million acre-feet…
The Department of the Interior unveiled a proposal Wednesday that would conserve roughly 978 billion gallons of water for Western states in coming years.
Enough water likely will fill the Colorado River's two major reservoirs for the next three years to stave off a hydroelectric power failure and other worst-case scenarios, federal officials said Wednesday.
The Colorado River's two major reservoirs likely will fill up enough for the next three years to stave off a hydroelectric power failure and other worst-case scenarios, a new analysis says.
Enough water likely will fill the Colorado River's two major reservoirs for the next three years to stave off a hydroelectric power failure and other worst-case scenarios, federal officials said Wednesday.