Bureau of Reclamation

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Aug. 17, 2022

  Land and water woes

  Attendees, including Commissioner Tom Jankovsky, listen intently during Colorado River District's Middle Colorado State of the River presentation on May 3 in Glenwood Springs. Photo by James Steindler

  The Garfield County Commissioners began their public meeting on Monday, Aug. 15, by issuing a letter to the acting director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Heather Dugan, requesting answers to a list of questions regarding the process by which Sweetwater Lake became Colorado’s 43rd state park.

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• Locations: News By Olivia Emmer Published Jun. 29, 2022

  Feds demand unprecedented cuts to Colorado River water use

  As drought and demand diminish Lake Powell, the water level is in danger of dropping below the penstocks in Glen Canyon Dam that send water into the power plant. The Bureau of Reclamation, which manages the dam, fears not only loss of hydropower, but damage to the turbines and other infrastructure. April 14, 2022 photo courtesy of Ecoflight, a Colorado-based nonprofit that educates for thoughtful resource management using overflights in small aircraft

  UPDATE

  Sopris Sun correspondent Olivia Emmer interviewed KUNC’s Water and Environment Reporter covering the Colorado River Basin, Alex Hager, about the Bureau of Reclamation’s recent demand to users of Colorado River water. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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