Organizers say they submitted 823,685 signatures, far above the 383,923 required from registered voters.
Officials will release cold water from the Glen Canyon Dam to combat a warm water-loving invasive bass species that threatens the native population.
It is the latest move in a battle to keep non-native smallmouth bass and green sunfish at bay in an area of the Colorado River below the Glen Canyon Dam. The predatory fish has been able to move downstream from Lake Powell as water levels have dropped and the water released from Glen Canyon Dam has warmed.
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