Tag: colorado river basin
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Colorado River Salinity Control Fix Act passes Senate and House
The water supply in Colorado just got one step closer to being more protected. The Colorado River Salinity Control Fix Act unanimously passed Congress, according to a news release Wednesday from the office of Sen. Michael Bennet. It heads to President Joe Biden for approval. The bill, passed last week by a voice vote, will…
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Reclamation Commissioner Touton outlines efforts to safeguard Colorado River basin
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton touted the accomplishments of the Biden-Harris administration over the past three years, noting efforts that have poured billions of dollars into shoring up the Colorado River basin. Those efforts mean the near-term threat to the river basin has been fended off, and the system has been stabilized…
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Biden administration invests $700M in Colorado River conservation for Lower Basin states
The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will invest $700 million in long-term water conservation projects in the Lower Colorado River Basin. According to the Department of the Interior, the investment could save more than 700,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead. An acre-foot of water is the amount it would take to cover one…
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Drought conditions still easing slowly across Colorado
Drought plaguing the Southwest continues, but Colorado saw another week of small improvements, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The biggest improvements have come in the eastern half of the state, while the Western Slope has yet to see the same reprieve. “Widespread beneficial rainfall, exceeding 1 inch, this…