The Biden administration outlined three options Tuesday for dealing with the dwindling Colorado River supply. MORE ⬇️
The draft from the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation analyzes potential shortages and the options to protect Glen Canyon and Hoover Dam operations and to ensure water supply and hydropower for 40 million people.
He and other federal, state, and tribal officials gathered for the highly anticipated announcement in a room that overlooked the Hoover Dam, where Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir, stood at 25% capacity. Tom Buschatzke, director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, predicted a lot of hard work and decisions ahead. The options unveiled Tuesday represent multiple paths forward, he said at the news conference. Some paths have dire consequences that may stir opposition and lawsuits. He called lawsuits an “unacceptable” outcome.
Federal officials said this year’s above-average snowpack – 157% of average – is encouraging. But they caution one year isn’t enough to save the Colorado River.
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