Department of the Interior Announces the Post-2026 Alternatives for Colorado River Operations

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 …

Reclamation begins cold water flows to disrupt spawning of nonnative fish below Glen Canyon Dam

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 …

Fiscal Year 2025 Work Plan Approved by Board

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:

Science Be Dammed Book Club

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

Upper Division States submit their alternative for Post-2026 Operations

On March 6, 2024, Utah and its sister states of Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming submitted their plan for operating Lake Powell and Lake Mead starting in 2026. Find a copy of the Upper Division State Alternative and accompanying press release below. Upper Division State Alternative UT Press Release UDS Alternative