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Water rushes into drought-depleted Lake Powell, but at a cost elsewhere

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — To maintain power generation for thousands of homes across much of the western United States, a canyon in eastern Utah will gush so much water this spring that it will keep as many as 50,000 toilets flushing at any one time. While the Green and Colorado rivers may seem like … Read more

Fed wants to reduce water release from Lake Powell due to Colorado River drought

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Fed wants to reduce water release from Lake Powell due to Colorado River drought

In the face of a historically dry year and worsening conditions in the Colorado River Basin, federal and state officials are proposing severe drought response measures, including drastically reducing water releases from Lake Powell. The Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday that it will likely cut Lake Powell water releases to 6 million acre-feet, the lowest … Read more