“How is the Colorado River Shortage Agreement Working?”
In December 2007, new rules were signed on how to manage the Colorado River during drought. Drought remains, but above-average runoff has helped to ease some shortage fears as officials go about putting the new rules into action. This issue of River Report provides an overview of steps underway to implement the new guidelines to better manage Colorado River water not only during drought, but over the full range of reservoir operations, stretching existing supplies and finding ways to augment what is often described as the most controversial and regulated river in the United States.