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As part of the ongoing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process to develop new operating guidelines for Lakes Powell and Mead, the Upper Division States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming (UDS)?submitted an alternative to the Bureau of Reclamation on March 5, 2024 (UDS Alternative). The UDS requested that Reclamation advance the UDS Alternative through the Post-2026 NEPA process for modeling and evaluation as an effective plan to operate Lake Powell and Lake Mead in the coming years that will both protect those reservoirs and provide benefits to the entire Colorado River Basin.
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The UDS are providing additional information to explain the considerations which helped shape the UDS Alternative, as well as the separate but parallel activities they intend to pursue to help protect the ability of Lake Powell to make water releases. They also describe some of the limitations faced by Upper Colorado River Basin water users which in turn limits the UDS? options regarding future river operations. ?
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The Additional Information document is attached and can be found on the SEO website along side the Alternative Submittal and other relevant documents via the link below.
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https://seo.wyo.gov/wyoming-colorado-river-advisory-committee
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