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Gov. Jared Polis, Upper Basin states criticize federal draft plan for managing the Colorado River
With no agreement among the seven Colorado River states, which missed multiple federal deadlines, the Upper Colorado River Commission on Monday sharply criticized the U.S. Department of the Interior’s draft plan for managing the river after the current guidelines expire this year. The critics accused federal officials of exceeding their authority and of relying on…
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With guidelines expiring, federal agency releases draft plan for Colorado River operations
Two months after the seven states of the Colorado River Basin failed to reach consensus on managing the waterway, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation issued a set of proposed alternatives. The alternatives are familiar concepts, including “no action” — an unlikely scenario — and certain levels of coordination, including voluntary measures, among the states. One…
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The clock is ticking: Negotiations stall on Colorado River water-sharing pact
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With a critical Nov. 11 deadline fast approaching, negotiators from the seven Colorado River basin states remain at odds over how to manage a river that serves 40 million people and which — experts have long…
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The clock is ticking: Negotiations stall on Colorado River water-sharing pact
With a critical Nov. 11 deadline fast approaching, negotiators from the seven Colorado River basin states remain at odds over how to manage a river that serves 40 million people and which — experts have long agreed — is overallocated. Negotiations are moving so slowly that some basin leaders are questioning whether that agreement will happen before…
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Former Central Arizona Project chief named to lead Bureau of Reclamation
Ted Cooke, formerly general manager of the Central Arizona Project, has been chosen to lead the federal Bureau of Reclamation. His nomination was announced Monday via a submission to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. No hearing dates have yet been scheduled for his nomination hearing, according to the committee’s website. Given the ongoing…
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Snowpack lagging last year’s bounty, Colorado River negotiations intensify
After a blockbuster winter last year fended off tough decisions for the Colorado River basin, a Colorado River commissioner warned last week high snowpack levels may not bless the West again and states need to prepare. Becky Mitchell, the state of Colorado’s commissioner to the Upper Colorado River Commission, said the seven basin states of the…