Excerpt: “Today, the Bureau of Reclamation released the next step in a responsible path to guide post-2026 operations for the Colorado River, which provides critical water resources for 40 million people across 7 states and 30 Tribes across the West. The alternatives for consideration, previewed in November, represent a robust range of actions that acknowledge a broad spectrum of realistic hydrology for the Colorado River. The alternatives identified in the report reflect elements from proposals submitted by Basin states, Tribes, cooperating agencies and non-governmental organizations. The report provides additional detail on the alternatives from modeling and analysis performed by Reclamation and reflects ongoing conversations with all Basin stakeholders. Today’s release puts Reclamation on a path to publish a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in summer 2025, so that post-2026 operations can be finalized on time.”
report
(54 pages)