Resource Library

The Colorado River Authority of Utah works with various Federal, State, and local entities to help reduce and conserve our water resources. Included here are a variety of sites you visit for further information.

The Authority-Affiliated Agencies

• Utah Department of Natural Resources
• Utah Division of Water Resources
• Carbon County Commission
• Central Utah Water Conservancy District
• Duchesne Water Conservancy District
• Emery Water Conservancy District
• Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District
• Kane County Water Conservancy District
• Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy
• Uintah Water Conservancy District
• Washington County Water Conservancy District

Upper Colorado River Resources

• Upper Colorado River Commission
• System Conservation Pilot Program
• Annual Reports
  • 72nd Report
  • 71st Report
  • 70th Report
  • Additional Reports
• Assessing Agricultural Consumption Use
  • Phase I
  • Phase II
• Depletion Demand Schedules
  • 2016 Depletion Demand Schedule
  • Resolution on 2016 Upper Basin Depletion Schedule
  • 2007 Depletion Demand Schedule
• Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program
• Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum

Colorado River Basin States

• Upper Colorado River Commission
• Arizona Department of Water Resources
• Colorado River Board of California
• Colorado Water Conservation Board
• Colorado River Commission of Nevada
• New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission
• Wyoming State Engineer’s Office

Law of the River

• Colorado River Compact (1922)
  • 1922 Minutes
• Boulder Canyon Project Act (1928)
• Boulder Canyon Project Agreement (1931)
• Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (1944)
• Upper Colorado River Basin Compact (1948)
  • 1948 Minutes Volume 1
  • 1948 Minutes Volume 2
  • 1948 Minutes Volume 3
• Colorado River Storage Project Act (1956)
• State of Arizona v. State of California (1964)
• Colorado River Basin Project Act (1968)
• Criteria for Long-Range Operation of Colorado River Reservoirs (1970)
• Minute 242 International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico (1973)
• Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act (1974)
• Colorado River Interim Guidelines of 2007
• 2019 Drought Contingency Plan
  • Colorado River Drought Contingency Management and Operations Agreement
  • Attachment A1: Drought Response and Operations Agreement
  • Attachment A2: Demand Management and Storage Agreement
  • Attachment B: Lower Basin DCP Agreement
  • Attachment B Exhibit 1: Lower Basin Drought Contingency Operations

Federal Resources

• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
  • News & Multimedia
  • Colorado River Interim Guidelines
  • Colorado River Reservoirs Annual Operating Plans
  • Long Range Operating Criteria
• Bureau of Reclamation Upper Colorado Region
  • News & Highlights
  • Document Library
  • Upper Basin Drought Contingency Plan
• Bureau of Reclamation Lower Colorado Region
  • News
  • Lower Colorado River Accounting

State Resources

• Utah Department of Natural Resources
• Utah Division of Water Resources
• Utah Division of Water Rights

Legislation

• HB 297 Colorado River Amendments (2021)
• SB 160 Colorado River Amendments(2022)

Other Publications

• State Conservation Plans
  • Utah Water Conservation Plan
  • Wyoming Water Conservation Plan
  • Colorado Water Conservation Plan
  • New Mexico Water Conservation Plan
• Conservation
  • Utah Water Savers
  • Localscapes
  • Slow the Flow
  • Cloud Seeding
  • Agricultural Water Optimization Task Force
  •  Literature Review: Current & Upcoming Irrigation Technologies and Practices Applicable to Utah
• Climate and Hydrology
  • Colorado River Basin Climate and Hydrology: State of the Science
• Statewide Water Infrastructure Plans (SWIP)
  •  Statewide Water Infrastructure Plan (2020)
  •  Statewide Water Infrastructure Plan (2015)