UPPER CO RIVER BASIN
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💧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
- Fort Collins
- Boulder
- Denver
- Aurora
- Colorado Springs
- Pueblo
UTAH
- Salt Lake City
- Provo
WATER POLICIES
State Water Policies and Programs in the Upper Colorado River Basin
COLORADO
- Policies & Programs
- Division of Water Resources
- Department of Parks & Wildlife
- Department of Natural Resources
WYOMING
- Division of Water Resources
- Water Resource Data System
UTAH
- Division of Water Resources
NEW MEXICO
- Office of the State
- Engineer – Water Information
ARIZONA
- Department of Water Resources
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
FACEBOOK FEED
Water Center at Colorado Mesa University shared a link.
Aquatic life feeling the stress of low water warm weather – It’s been a stressful season on the Colorado River. The unusually low water level and warm weather has caused a strain on not only local raft guides but on the river’s ecosystem as well.
moabtimes.com
