Federal Government to Impose 10-Year Colorado River Plan Amid State Deadlock

BOULDER – Federal officials announced on Thursday that they plan on using a shorter-term framework for future Colorado River management so they can be more responsive to changing conditions and

A more arid West: Another dry winter will 'crash' the Colorado River, experts warn · All of the states have discussed the potential for using both federal and state funds to incentivize reduced use on farms and elsewhere, she said. “And I've wondered, how do we fund and finance if we're constantly renegotiating? And so how do we create the certainty that the (river basin’s) 40 million people deserve?” · Southern Nevada Water Authority General Manager ...

Colorado River Faces ‘Devastating Consequences’ If Another Dry Winter Lands, Experts Warn · DOE Restarts Home Efficiency Rebates, and Electrification Is the Biggest Loser · BOULDER, Colo.—The federal government will impose a 10-year operating framework for managing water use in the ...

Lacking agreement from the seven Colorado River states, federal managers of the critical waterway are planning to implement a framework for its future that will require a renegotiation every two years

Operating plan may be based on latest Lower Basin proposal. By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Federal officials announced on Thursday that they plan on using a shorter-term framework for future Colorado River management so they can be more responsive to changing conditions and reservoir levels.

The key: moving water “on paper.” ... in the news release, officials expect the new agreement to open a new pathway to making water available where it’s needed most. The Las Vegas Wash is a 12-mile-long channel that moves treated wastewater out of the Las Vegas valley and into Lake Mead. (KLAS) If recycled water can be put to use by industries in greater Los Angeles, that could count toward the Colorado River allocation ...

The United States Bureau of Reclamation has joined forces with major water agencies across California, Nevada and Arizona to jointly explore how desalin...

Shannon Mullane writes about the Colorado River Basin and Western water issues for The Colorado Sun. She frequently covers water news related to Western tribes, Western Slope and Colorado with an eye on issues related to resource management,... More by Shannon Mullane

DENVER — Lacking agreement from ... to implement a framework for its future that will require a renegotiation every two years as the basin faces unprecedented water supply uncertainty. Scott Cameron, the acting commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, outlined the concept ...

Amid the river’s worst water year on record and deadlocked negotiations over its future, the Bureau of Reclamation announced it will impose a new 10-year management plan if the states relying on the river don’t come to an agreement. By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News This article originally ...