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  Another dry year in the Colorado River Basin increases the need for additional state and federal actions

  2018 has brought record-low snowpack levels to many locations in the Colorado River Basin, making this the driest 19-year period on record. With the depressed snowpack and warming conditions, experts indicate that runoff from the Rocky Mountains into Lake Powell this spring will yield only 42 percent of the long-term average. With drought and low runoff conditions dating back to 2000, this current period is one of the worst drought cycles over the past 1,200 plus years. Read More  →

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  First experiment to be conducted under the Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan

  The Department of the Interior will conduct the first experimental flow at Glen Canyon Dam since implementing its Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan (LTEMP) in 2016. The goal is to provide enhanced habitat for the lifecycle of aquatic insects that are the primary food source for fish in the Colorado River. Experiments under LTEMP consist of four flow regimes: high flows, bug flows, trout management flows, and low summer flows. Read More  →

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  Bureau of Reclamation announces Fiscal Year 2018 WaterSMART Program Funding Opportunities

  The Bureau of Reclamation has released three funding opportunities for fiscal year 2018, Water and Energy Efficiency Grants, Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects and Water Marketing Strategy Grants, all of which are part of the Department of the Interior’s WaterSMART program initiative. Read More  →

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  Agency partners take action to keep local waterways free of mussels

  Area resource managers will be tightening requirements for launching trailered watercraft at Horsetooth Reservoir and Carter Lake boat ramps in the weeks to come. These protective measures are intended to prevent illegal launching without inspection, which could result in introduction and infestation of the reservoirs by invasive aquatic species such as the quagga and zebra mussels. Read More  →

• Bureau of Reclamation launches prize competition seeking improved methods for monitoring pathogens to facilitate water reuse

  The Bureau of Reclamation is launching a new prize competition that is seeking improved methods to sample and monitor for pathogens, specifically viruses, in order to help with indirect and direct reuse of wastewater. Solutions sought through this prize competition must improve on the current state of the technology for virus monitoring. This is stage one of a planned two-stage challenge. Read More  →