May 2022
DOI Responds to Seven Colorado River Basin States Concerning Lake Powell Cooperative Actions in May 3rd Letter
The Department of Interior responded to a letter from the seven Colorado River Basin States on May 3, 2022. Their letter states that they had reviewed the [...]
April 2022
500,000 acre-feet of water will be released from Flaming Gorge reservoir in Wyoming to protect Lake Powell
Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Wyoming will release 500,000 acre-feet of water under a new Drought Operations Plan to help prop up dangerously low water levels at Lake [...]
Colorado River Basin States Respond to DOI Letter Concerning Proposed Lake Powell Cooperative Action
On April 22, 2022, the seven Colorado River Basin State Governor's Representatives sent a letter to Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo in response to [...]
Upper Basin Approves Drought Response Operations Plan Through Spring of 2023
As part of the 2019 Upper Basin Drought Contingency Plan, the Upper Division States and UCRC have approved a Drought Response Operations Plan effective through the spring [...]
Cooperative Actions to Protect Lake Powell
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PROPOSES NEW ACTIONS TO REDUCE RISK TO LAKE POWELL ELEVATIONS & CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE The Colorado River Basin is experiencing the combined unprecedented [...]
March 2022
Lake Powell to Temporarily Decline Below 3,525 Feet
Press Release PDF - March 4, 2022 The Bureau of Reclamation today announced Lake Powell will decline below 3,525 feet in elevation in the near future, [...]
January 2022
UCRC Summer Regular Meeting
The UCRC will conduct its 296th Summer Regular Meeting on June 14, 2022, in Cheyenne, WY. Date/Time: June 14, 2022 -- 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Mountain [...]
Scarcity the theme of Colorado River conference
LAS VEGAS — Sobering. Troubling. The new abnormal. Crazy bad. These were the words used to describe conditions on the Colorado River at the largest annual gathering [...]
“Sobering moment:” States sign cutback plan as Colorado River faces risks
The message was clear from the outset: The situation on the Colorado River is serious. Speaker after speaker at the Colorado River Water Users Association conference in [...]
December 2021
Cullom Named Upper Colorado River Commission Executive Director
Press Release PDF - Dec. 7, 2021 Cullom brings more than 30 years of experience in water resources management and policy. He most recently served as Colorado [...]
October 2021
Job Posting – UCRC Executive Director
The Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC) seeks an Executive Director and Secretary for its Salt Lake City, UT office. The UCRC is an interstate water administrative agency [...]
294th UCRC Regular Meeting
The UCRC will conduct its regular meeting on December 14, 2021 in conjunction with the Colorado River Water Users Association (CRWUA) Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV. [...]
A Century of Watching the Colorado River
A streamgage at Lees Ferry turns 100 years old... Right where the Colorado River flows into the mouth of the Grand Canyon, an inconspicuous 20-foot-high concrete tower rises from the riverbank. Inside [...]
July 2021
Reclamation releases additional 5-year projections to support drought response planning efforts in the Colorado River Basin
For the original press release, please click here. Media Contact: Upper Colorado Basin Public Affairs 385-261-1929 ucbpao@usbr.gov Lower Colorado Basin Public Affairs 702-726-1921 paaron@usbr.gov For Release: Jul 8, 2021 SALT LAKE CITY - As [...]
New director aims to protect Utah’s interests in Colorado River
For the original KSL article, please click here. SALT LAKE CITY — Amy Haas has worked on Colorado River issues for most of her career. But she's [...]
May 2021
Declining Lake Powell Levels Prompt Colorado River States To Form New Plan
For the original story, please see KUNC's article here. Declining levels at the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. have spurred officials in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New [...]
Upper Division States and Reclamation to Begin Development of Drought Response Operations Plan
PDF of Press Release - May 24-Mo Study FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; May 20, 2021 On May 14, 2021, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) released its May [...]
Tyrrell: Colorado River water community can solve problems without tossing Compacts
For the original article in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, please click here. May 13, 2021 Allow me to grab the handle of the axe George Sibley’s recent article [...]
waterloop Podcast with Travis Loop: A Retrospective on the Law of the Colorado River with Amy Haas and Chris Harris
The Colorado River is managed under the “Law of the River,” a complex series of agreements, laws, legal decisions, and regulations that originated with the 1922 Colorado [...]
293rd UCRC Regular Meeting
The UCRC will conduct its regular meeting on June 24, 2021 using a webinar platform. Date/Time: June 24th, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time [...]