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Colorado River Basin sees ‘spectacular’ snowpack, buying time for big decisions
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The Colorado River is one of the West’s most vital resources. But 20 years of drought have stressed the entire river basin, forcing federal officials to call for massive cuts in water use. This winter, in the water-towers of the west, storms have dropped more than double the average snowpack in some Colorado mountains. But…
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Colorado’s water situation is OK for this year, experts say
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Colorado’s major reservoirs are full enough this year to stave off any water shortages, but another poor season of snowpack will spell trouble, according to water providers and climate experts. The state’s Water Availability Task Force recently reviewed reservoir levels, snowpack and rainfall in Colorado’s major river basin regions, with hopes that this week’s rainfall…
