… To boost a dwindling Lake Powell hundreds of miles downstream and keep its dam generating electricity for more than 350,000 homes, federal officials are planning to let out as much as one-third of the water in Flaming Gorge over the next year. … In a way, it’s familiar territory. A similar effort four years ago sent big quantities of water from Flaming Gorge into the Green River, eventually reaching the Colorado River and feeding into Lake Powell. But the new plan could draw down up to double the 2022 amount. … Matt Tippets, chair of the three-member commission for Daggett County, which encompasses the Utah side of Flaming Gorge, is staying optimistic, saying the reservoir will remain vast even if it dips down to just 60% full. … “If this happens two or three times, two or three years in a row, it may be dire, but I don’t believe we’re at that point yet.” 

Other Colorado River news:

• Arizona Daily Star (Tucson): Lake Powell runoff to hit record low, putting Arizona’s water supplies at risk
• Calexico Chronicle (Calif.): Lower states advance plan to deliver 3.2M AF thru 2028 to protect Colorado River
• Yale Insights: Blog: The Colorado River is overdrawn, and a corporate reckoning is imminent
• The Arizona Republic (Phoenix): Opinion: How we manage the Colorado River is making things worse
• Santa Monica Daily Press (Calif.): Opinion: Missing the river through the trees