(AZ Central) Southwest braces for water cutbacks as drought deepens along the Colorado River
April 6, 2021; by Ian James, Arizona Republic “Unrelenting drought and years of rising temperatures due to climate change are
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(The Spectrum) The Water Tap: Utah’s exceptional drought calls for exceptional measures. Or does it?
March 27, 2021; by Joan Meiners, St. George Spectrum & Daily News “Last week, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox issued an
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(Salt Lake Tribune) Lake Powell pipeline will ‘make the river angry,’ Southern Paiutes warn as feds release analysis
June 8, 2020; By Brian Maffly, Salt Lake Tribune “Any potential alignment of the Lake Powell pipeline would pass through
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(NASA Earth Observatory) World of Change: Water Level in Lake Powell
“The Colorado River flows from the Rocky Mountains in Colorado through the southwestern United States. Along its route, the river
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(Las Vegas Review-Journal) Shrinking Lake Mead inches closer to water shortage declaration
January 31, 2021; By Blake Apgar, Las Vegas Review-Journal “Projections from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation show Lake Mead is
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(Salt Lake Tribune) Utah is in a severe drought and we must act
“Utah clearly wastes water when compared to other dry states.” March 27, 2021; By Robert Gehrke, Salt Lake Tribune “Right
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(Bureau of Reclamation) Lake Powell Pipeline Project- Appendix D: Analysis and Perspective of the Tribes
Coconino and Mohave Counties, ArizonaKane and Washington Counties, Utah View the PDF with the document links here: https://www.usbr.gov/uc/DocLibrary/EnvironmentalImpactStatements/LakePowellPipeline/docs/20200600-LakePowellPipelineProject-DraftEIS-AppxD-508-PAO.pdf
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(Deseret News) Water restrictions could come early with 90% of Utah in ‘extreme drought,’ Cox warns
March 18, 2021; By Katie McKellar@KatieMcKellar1, Deseret News “First came the COVID-19 pandemic, then a 5.7 magnitude earthquake. Utah may
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(KUER 90.1) A Colorado River Showdown Is Looming. Let The Posturing Begin
March 22, 2021; KUNC | By Luke Runyon, Lexi Peery “A showdown is looming on the Colorado River. The river’s
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(KJZZ 91.5) Utah Water Legislation Concerns Colorado River Basin States
March 15, 2021; By Ron Dungan, KJZZ 91.5 “Drought has forced several states to rethink how they use the Colorado
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