DRAFT

Water Use
Largest Cities within the Upper Colorado River Basin

COLORADO - Grand Junction

NEW MEXICO - Farmington

Cities outside the Upper Colorado River Basin that receive its diversions

COLORADO

UTAH

WYOMING

NEW MEXICO

Water Policies
State Water Policies and Programs in the Upper Colorado River Basin

COLORADO

WYOMING

UTAH

NEW MEXICO

ARIZONA

Federal Offices

EVENTS TIMELINE

  • 1902 RECLAMATION ACT
  • 1920 KINKAID ACT Starts the wheels turning for construction of Hoover Dam.
  • 1922 COLORADO RIVER COMPACT
  • 1922 STATE OF WYOMING - v - STATE OF CO
  • 1928 Boulder Canyon Project Act
  • 1931 Boulder Canyon Project Agreement
  • 1944 Mexican Water Treaty
  • 1948 Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
  • 1956 Colorado River Storage Project Act
  • 1962 Navajo Indian Irrigation Project
  • 1968 Colorado River Basin Project Act
  • 1974 Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act
  • 2001 Colorado River Interim Surplus Guidelines
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