Water officials tout Colorado River as reliable source of water for years to come
The question of whether the Colorado River system is a reliable source of water for the future was the topic of a presentation held at the Washington County Water Conservancy District on Thursday. … Utah is entitled to 23%, or about 1.4 million acre feet under the compact. Utah currently uses 1 million acre feet, Millis said. This leaves the state with 400,000 acre feet to left to develop.