Feds spare Upper Basin; states still feel water cuts pressure
The decision leaves Upper Basin states untouched while forcing Lower Basin users to absorb up to 3 million acre-feet in annual cuts.
- The Department of Interior released a Record of Decision sparing the Upper Basin states—Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico—from federally mandated water cuts between 2027-2028.
- Historic drought across the West pushed Lake Powell and Lake Mead to record lows this year, as snowpacks peaked early and states struggled with low Colorado River water flow.
- The Lower Basin states—California, Nevada, and Arizona—were forced to accept up to 3 million acre-feet in annual water cuts for the next two years, nearly half their combined 7.5 million allocation.
- Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo sued the Department of Interior, arguing, "The Colorado River is a shared resource," and that solutions must involve all states.
- Denver Water will end lawn watering for 1.5 million customers on Oct. 1 to conserve supplies, while Upper Basin leaders call for long-term solutions beyond the federal decision.
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Feds spare Upper Basin; states still feel water cuts pressure - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - The Colorado River's Upper Basin states are not required to make mandatory water cuts that the federal government imposed on the Lower Basin. But that piece of good luck doesn't guarantee smooth sailing for Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The [...]
Feds spare Upper Basin; states still feel water cuts pressure - The Daily Bo Snerdley
(The Center Square) – The Colorado River’s Upper Basin states are not required to make mandatory water cuts that the federal government imposed on the Lower Basin. But that piece of good luck doesn’t guarantee smooth sailing for Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The four Upper Basin states’ leaders celebrated the U.S. Department of Interior’s decision late August, but called for continued negotiations and longer-term solutions. The move …
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Feds spare Upper Basin; states still feel water cuts pressure
(The Center Square) - The Colorado River’s Upper Basin states are not required to make mandatory water cuts that the federal government imposed on the Lower Basin.
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