Opinion: Drain Lake Powell, not Colorado farms
Experts agree the amount of water in the Colorado River basin has declined because of drought and climate change, and that population growth is fueling demand for water higher and higher. One result is the level of Lake Powell in Arizona, behind Glen Canyon Dam, has steadily declined and is now at 43% of capacity. Further, just last week, the U.S. Dept of Interior sounded an alarm that they may have to start draining other reservoirs in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming to try and “save” Lake Powell.
-Written by Daniel P. Beard, former commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and Gary Wockner, director of Save The Colorado.