None of the plans would affect water deliveries to Colorado, Utah, New Mexico or Wyoming. The four states get water directly from the river and, in most years, do not use the full 7.5 million acre feet appropriated to the Upper Basin.
Water flows down the Colorado River downriver from Hoover Dam in northwest Arizona, on Aug. 14, 2022, near the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The Biden administration on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, released an environmental analysis of competing plans for how Western states and tribes reliant on the dwindling Colorado River should cut their use.The Biden administration floated two ideas this week to reduce water usage from the dwindling Colorado River, which supplies 40 million people.
States scrambled to meet consensus, tensions rose and, ultimately, no deal was reached. But the challenges on the river persisted, and federal officials said they’d need to consider changing the operations at Hoover Dam that holds back Lake Mead and Glen Canyon Dam, which controls Lake Powell. The reservoirs on the Colorado River are the largest built in the U.S.
The priority-based proposal would benefit cities and farm districts in California like the Imperial Valley. It’s a vast farming region in the southeast part of the state that grows a significant amount of the nation’s winter vegetables. The valley would lose no additional water under this proposal based on its senior rights.
The state’s water users are entitled to 2.8 million acre feet of Colorado River water annually. Native American tribes along the Colorado River and farmers near Yuma in southwestern Arizona hold priority over cities. Under both options, some Arizona water users could have their allocations cut to zero if Lake Mead falls low enough to risk hydropower production.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
What might Colorado River cuts mean for states and their water supplies?The Biden administration floated two ideas to reduce water usage from the dwindling Colorado River, which supplies 40 million people: use the existing water priority system or the same percentage across the board. Federal officials haven’t taken a stance.
Weiterlesen »
Man killed after crashing car into Utah County riverA 56-year-old man was pronounced dead after rescuers found his car crashed and upside down in the Tibble Fork River Wednesday morning.
Weiterlesen »
Driver killed after crashing into Utah County riverOne man was killed Thursday morning when police say his car went off the road in American Fork Canyon and landed upside down in the Tibble Fork River.
Weiterlesen »
EXPLAINER: What might Colorado River cuts mean for states?The Biden administration floated two ideas this week for how Western states and Native American tribes could reduce their water use from the dwindling Colorado River
Weiterlesen »
What might cuts to dwindling Colorado River mean for states?The Biden administration floated two ideas this week for how Western states and Native American tribes could reduce their water use from the dwindling Colorado River. In recent years, an imbalance between the river’s flows and how much water users are promised has forced federal officials to consider steps never taken before. A multi-decade drought worsened by climate change is adding to the urgency. The Interior Department's analysis considers two different ways to force cuts to Arizona, Nevada and California. The two options mean varying impacts for cities, farms and people living in the Southwest.
Weiterlesen »
What might cuts to dwindling Colorado River mean for states?The Biden administration floated two ideas this week for how Western states and Native American tribes could reduce their water use from the dwindling Colorado River
Weiterlesen »