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Steamboat Pilot: Lake Powell dangerously close to dropping too low, Grand County may suffer as a result

May 5, 2022 | Article, Division 5, Featured

Steamboat Pilot, May 2, 2022 For the first time in history, Lake Powell has dipped below 3,525 feet. This man-made reservoir provides water and power to the southwest. The reservoir’s normal capacity is 3,700 feet. And experts agree that its current level is the...

Sky-Hi News: Lake Powell dangerously close to dropping too low, Grand County may suffer as a result

Apr 28, 2022 | Article, Division 5, Featured

Sky-Hi News, April 28, 2022 For the first time in history, Lake Powell has dipped below 3,525 feet. This man-made reservoir provides water and power to the southwest. The reservoir’s normal capacity is 3,700 feet. And experts agree that its current level is the “alarm...

Colorado River Getting a Boost: New Project Adding Water to 15-Mile Reach

Jan 11, 2021 | Article, Division 5

Fox21 News Colorado For around 40 million people, from Wyoming to California, their water comes from Colorado. Studies have shown the Colorado River is sensitive to recent warming trends and drought and water levels are dropping as a result. A new project spearheaded...

Unifying Diverse Stakeholders on the Colorado

Dec 11, 2020 | Article, Division 5, Featured, Press Release

Why a collaborative approach to restoring Colorado River flows is the way of the future Every spring, the Colorado River swells with runoff. After passing Palisade’s vineyards and orchards—where many irrigators divert water for agricultural purposes—the river skirts...

Deal in second year again helps endangered fish, local power plant

Nov 18, 2020 | Article, Division 5

The Daily Sentinel A unique agreement is providing some help to endangered fish in the Colorado River locally in a year when they need any extra help they can get. The five-year deal between the nonprofit Colorado Water Trust and the Orchard Mesa Irrigation District...