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Colorado’s Congressional Delegation Asks for Colorado River Funding to Flow Back to Western Slope Projects
COLORADO, AUG 5 – Colorado's bipartisan congressional delegation urges release of $140 million frozen since January to support 17 drought mitigation projects protecting ecosystems and water supplies.
- On August 5, Colorado's entire congressional delegation formally urged officials to unlock $140 million in frozen federal funds designated for 17 drought-related projects in the Colorado River Basin.
- The funding freeze followed awards made in January under President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act and was paused by executive orders issued shortly after President Trump took office.
- The frozen funds aim to support projects like the $40 million Shoshone Water Rights Preservation and various ecological restorations across Colorado's Western Slope that address the ongoing 25-year drought.
- Lawmakers urged that the final $140 million allocated for Colorado’s Bucket 2 initiatives be committed promptly, emphasizing that this investment supports not only the state’s interests but also strengthens the overall durability of the Colorado River Basin.
- The release of funds would enable progress on drought mitigation, water delivery improvements, and ecosystem protection amid critically low reservoir levels affecting some 40 million people.
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Colorado’s congressional delegation asks for Colorado River funding to flow back to Western Slope projects
Colorado’s congressional delegation has united to ask the Trump administration to release $140 million in funding previously granted to water projects in the state, including $40 million to aid in the Colorado River District’s purchase of the Shoshone water rights. The funds were awarded to 17 Western Slope projects in the final days of President Joe Biden’s administration as part of the Inflation Reduction Act’s drought mitigation grant opport…
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Entirety of Colorado’s congressional delegation asks Trump to release Colorado River funds
All members of Congress representing Colorado, Democrats and Republicans alike, are asking President Donald Trump to release $140 million in frozen funds for Colorado River water projects. The lawmakers’ request stems from funding that was awarded in the waning days…
Colorado’s entire congressional delegation, Democrats and Republicans alike, tells Trump to release water project funds
Colorado’s entire congressional delegation, Republicans and Democrats alike, calls for the release of $140 million for Colorado River projects.
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