Our Vision
Leverage science, engineering, and measurement and monitoring of diversions and streams to facilitate improved management of Utah’s water usage
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Enhance and develop tools to assist long-term understanding of what water is available to develop
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Provide leadership and recommendations on how to use Utah’s share more efficiently. Develop management best practices based on data and supply variability
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Strengthen relationships among the Upper Basin states to find united technical and legal strategies and negotiate productively for the future
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Enter all negotiations of the seven Colorado River Basin states from a best-for-everyone approach while maintaining a strong needs-based voice for Utah’s future
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Why the Colorado River Matters
One of Two Largest Drainage
The Colorado River Basin and its drainage is one of the two largest in the United States, along with the Columbia River Basin in the Pacific Northwest.
40 Million People in the West
The Colorado River provides municipal and industrial water for over 40 million people living in the major Western metropolitan areas of Los Angeles, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Denver, and San Diego.
1,440 Miles Long
The Colorado River is 1,440 miles long and passes through seven states and Mexico.