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Federal government announces plan to conserve water in Colorado River Basin and demands for states to cut back

Outlet: Denver Channel 7

19 Aug, 2022

Denver Channel 7: “Where we currently stand is that the lower basin is using about 11.5-million-acre-feet a year. So, they’re using close to 50% more of their actual allocation,” said Steven Fassnacht, a professor of watershed science at Colorado State University.

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