chris treese
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Lakes Powell and Mead have a little to cheer about to start 2018
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There’s a little good news at the beginning of 2018 regarding water usage along the Colorado River. Lakes Powell and Mead both ended 2017 at higher levels than at the end of 2016. Water.data.com reported Jan. 1 that Lake Powell, at 490 feet, is at the highest it’s been since 2012, and about 22 feet…
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Colorado River is plaintiff, sort of, in a lawsuit to give it same rights as people
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The Colorado River ought to have its own legal status that would put it on the same footing as people or corporations, according to an environmental group that filed a lawsuit in Denver federal court Monday. The lawsuit is the first of its kind in the United States, its proponents say. The Community Environmental Legal Defense…
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? According to a study, the next US president better act fast on the Colorado River
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The next U.S. president will have to act quickly to chart a course so the Colorado River can continue supplying water to millions of city-dwellers, farmers, Indian tribes and recreational users in the Southwest, according to a university research study made public Monday. A survey of policy- and decision-makers by the University of Colorado concluded…
