Article: Colorado River Basin Drought Conditions
LWS blogs on May 4 and May 11, 2021 discussed the apportionment of Colorado River water, under the Colorado River Compact and the Drought Contingency Plan, that would be implemented as levels in Lakes Mead and Powell decrease. Now, a year later, the situation in the Colorado River Basin is not improving. The attached article highlights some of the issues facing Lake Powell as a result of the ongoing drought conditions in the basin.
“We’re viewing this as a crisis,” Glen Canyon Superintendent William Shott said.
Lake Powell, 2020
