Wyoming’s draft pilot conservation program ‘a good starting point’ but there’s room for improvement
… In an attempt to slow the river’s decline and to convince the Lower Basin states that the Upper Basin can voluntarily conserve water as opposed to shouldering mandatory cuts, Wyoming has been developing a pilot water conservation program in the Green River Basin. Wednesday’s meeting offered members of the public and Wyoming’s Colorado River Advisory Committee an opportunity to give feedback on the draft legislation. … Wyoming’s pilot conservation program would allow water users with a proven consumptive water right in Wyoming’s portion of the Colorado River basin to apply to the state engineer’s office to implement a conservation project.
Other Colorado River news:
- Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nev.): Opinion: The water conundrum
- The Raincross Gazette (Riverside, Calif.): Opinion: California begins new water year with robust storage levels
