The Authority, with support from Precision Water Resources Engineering and Follum Hydrologic Solutions, is developing a Utah Colorado River Accounting and Forecasting (UCRAF) model for select basins in Utah. Pilot efforts first began in the Duchesne River Basin in 2022 and expanded to the Price and San Rafael River Basins in 2023. UCRAF is a drought mitigation planning tool that …
The awards were announced on Friday, January 17 and posted on the Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin website. Funding for the awards comes from the Inflation Reduction Act to provide for river restoration and water supply projects for drought mitigation throughout the Colorado River Basin in Utah. A total of $388.3 million in grant funding was announced by the …
The Authority is partnering with the Upper Colorado River Commission on an exciting research project to understand how water use evolves with irrigation management. For more information, or to submit a proposal, please visit the UCRC website.
The 2024 Annual Report includes major accomplishments of the Authority during its third year of operation. The Authority has made strides to ensure that Utah can claim its share of the Colorado River while balancing the urgent needs of water conservation and sustainability. This year has brought notable developments that directly impact Utah’s water future, as we navigate the challenges …
On November 20, 2024, the Department released five proposed alternatives that will be analyzed as part of the Post-2026 Operations for the Colorado River. These alternatives represent a wide range of actions that respond to a broad spectrum of hydrology for the Colorado River Basin and reflect elements from proposals submitted by Basin states, Tribes, cooperating agencies and non-governmental organizations, as well …
The federal Inflation Reduction Act funds public entities and Tribes for projects that provide general environmental benefits or ecosystem/habitat restoration benefits that address issues directly caused by drought. The Request for Applications under the title, “Upper Basin Environmental Drought Mitigation (B2E)” opened Monday, July 22, and will remain open until Monday, October 14. For more information on the funding opportunity and …
Action is in response to warmer river temperatures and increasing number of smallmouth bass downstream of the dam Media Contact: Upper Colorado Basin Public Affairs [email protected] PAGE, ARIZ. – As a result of warmer river temperatures, the Bureau of Reclamation will begin releasing deeper, and therefore, colder water on Tuesday, July 9 from Lake Powell through Glen Canyon Dam to disrupt …
The Authority Board has approved the Fiscal Year 2025 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) Work Plan. This Work Plan is the third annual plan under the Authority’s 5-year Management Plan and includes both new projects and projects continued from previous Work Plans Read the FY25 Work Plan HERE:
REQUESTS ARE NOW CLOSED Snowpack Measurement Enhancements in the Uinta Mountain Headwaters The Authority is seeking a technical consultant to support grant administration for Flakes, Flights, and Forecasts: Snowpack Measurement Enhancements in the Uinta Mountain Headwaters. The selected consulting firm will support Grant Administration tasks in accordance with the NGA terms by 1) establishing a Work Plan for the Pilot Project …
Join Staff Engineer, Lily Bosworth for a book club discussion on ‘Science Be Dammed’ with the Great Salt Lake Collaborative and Weber County Library. Wednesday, July 17 @ 7 pm at the Main Library in Ogden Book copies are available for checkout. Find more information here: https://weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=77643
