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Urgent Action Needed to Save Colorado River Supply

10/5/2025

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A coalition of conservation groups released nine recommendations to manage the Colorado River's dwindling supply and urged immediate action.
States face a November deadline to reach a preliminary water-management agreement or risk federal intervention.
Lake Mead and Lake Powell remain low; 3.6 million acre-feet are projected next year, as the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) studies year-end EIS.

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Story summary

A coalition of conservation groups released nine recommendations to manage the Colorado River's dwindling supply and urged immediate action.
States face a November deadline to reach a preliminary water-management agreement or risk federal intervention.
Lake Mead and Lake Powell remain low; 3.6 million acre-feet are projected next year, as the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) studies year-end EIS.