Operations at Glen Canyon Dam and Hoover Dam could change as officials seek to stabilize dwindling Colorado River flows.
BOULDER CITY, Nev. — Federal officials say they are weighing a few options to tweak operations at the Glen Canyon Dam by the Utah-Arizona border and Hoover Dam by the Arizona-Nevada border as they seek to stabilize and sustain dwindling water flows in the Colorado River.three potential alternatives
Any changes would cut water usage by 2 million acre-feet in the next few years. Utah and other Upper Colorado River Basin states would not face any cuts from any of the possible amendments.This action is to make no adjustments to the current 2007 agreement of the dams, which department officials said would lead to "further deteriorating" of the water supply and hydrologic functions as water levels continue to drop.
The alternatives will be open to a 45-day public comment period beginning on Friday. That period will end on May 30 before a final plan is determined in August. If any changes are made, they will be implemented in 2024 and remain in place through the end of the current agreement in 2026, said Camille Calimlim Touton, the commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.
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