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Feds to release preferred plan for Colorado River use

The Arizona Daily Sun

DENVER -- Federal officials this month plan to publicize their preference for managing the Colorado River in the face of ongoing drought as part of the lead-up to a final plan expected by the end of the year.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is working on a final environmental impact statement on dealing with water shortages on the river that provides water to seven Western states and Mexico.

The final guidelines, expected to be released in September, will also look at coordinating operations between Lake Powell, the upstream reservoir in Utah, and Lake Mead in Nevada. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who oversees the Bureau of Reclamation, will make a final decision by the end of the year.

Posted by Editor at June 8, 2007 07:06 AM

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