Items Tagged with 'Lake Mead'

Colorado River states approve emergency Flaming Gorge releases as Lake Powell nears hydropower thresholds, signaling deeper infrastructure constraints and looming capital investment decisions across the basin.

A draft environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Reclamation outlines post-2026 Colorado River dam operations, assessing coordination, reliability and infrastructure risk in an era of persistent drought. 

The Bureau of Reclamation released is plan for dam operations through 2026 and reached three more water system conservation agreements.

The Bureau of Reclamation opened a funding opportunity for project proposals to result in measurable water savings in Lake Mead at the Arizona-Nevada border, or to add new water to an applicant’s supply to cut use of river water,

Bureau of Reclamation will release additional water to Lake Powell and hold back more water in the reservoir.