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The US Bureau of Reclamation announces funding opportunities for environmental and ecosystem projects in the Upper Colorado River Basin

The federal Inflation Reduction Act funds public entities and Tribes for projects that provide general environmental benefits or ecosystem/habitat restoration benefits…

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:…

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…

Request for Proposals: Grant Administration for Flakes, Flights, and Forecasts

Snowpack Measurement Enhancements in the Uinta Mountain Headwaters The Authority is seeking a technical consultant to support grant administration for…

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…

Agricultural Water Resilience & Demand Management Pilot Program

Jacobs Engineering Group has been selected through a competitive procurement process to provide management and technical consulting for the Authority’s…

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…

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Major Milestone to Protect Short-Term Stability of Colorado River Basin

On March 6, 2024, the Bureau of Reclamation released the final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Near-term Colorado River Operations.…

November 20, 2023

System Conservation Pilot Program Featured by Great Salt Lake Collaborative

Great Salt Lake Collaborative reporters Sheri Quinn (Utah Public Radio) and Max Roth (FOX13) interviewed SCPP participants and administrators to…

November 14, 2023

Colorado River Authority of Utah’s 2023 Annual Report

The 2023 Annual Report includes major intrastate and interstate accomplishments of the Authority during its second year of operation. Activities…