Alex Hager, KUNC
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The Bureau of Reclamation has released an early report about the future management of the Colorado River. The federal agency gathered more than 24,000 letters with input from water users across the region.
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A stretch of unusually wet weather over the last few months helped erase drought conditions across much of the Western U.S.
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A new round of negotiations about sharing water from the Colorado River is set to kick off next week.
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Top water officials in Arizona are cautiously optimistic about Colorado River supplies this year.
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The Bureau of Reclamation is running a “high-flow experiment” at Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona, which means a big release of water designed to move and redeposit sand and sediment will make its way downstream from the dam.
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The federal government will send up to $233 million to the Gila River Indian Community for water conservation.
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After states in the Colorado River's Upper Basin filed a request with the Bureau of Reclamation, ramped up water releases from Flaming Gorge Reservoir have been suspended about two months early.
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Four states that use water from the Colorado River are asking the federal government to pause some water releases from Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
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Upper Colorado River basin snowpark has already reached average annual peak with more winter to comeSnow totals in the upper Colorado River basin have already reached their average annual peak, months earlier than usual.
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Water levels in Lake Powell dropped to a new record low on Tuesday. The nation’s second-largest reservoir is under pressure from climate change and steady demand, and is now the lowest it’s been since it was first filled in the 1960s.