Lake Powell will cease to exist if one group’s plan to restore Glen Canyon as the “heart of the Colorado River” comes to fruition. … Glen Canyon Institute Executive Director Eric Balken told Newsweek that he doubts that Lake Mead will ever return to full capacity. … The dwindling water supply is impacting the efficiency of hydropower at the Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona and creating drought issues downstream at Lake Mead. The Glen Canyon Institute is urging the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to construct tunnels for the Colorado River to completely bypass the dam—therefore eliminating Lake Powell.