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Colorado River Research Group Publishes Latest Policy Brief

The Colorado River Research Group is pleased to share its latest policy brief, entitled: Active and Passive Water Saving Mechanisms on the Colorado River: Challenges and Opportunities.” The document provides a brief overview of how the major programs—such as the ICS (Intentionally Created Surplus) and the more recent “system conservation” efforts—have functioned in the basin, with an eye toward informing the refinement and expansion of these water saving mechanisms in new rules emerging from the ongoing Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process.  CRRG members would like to see this new generation of tools include programs for better engaging Tribes and Tribal water rights.  At this point, the EIS Alternatives outlined by Reclamation leave room for considering a host of improved mechanisms, an opportunity that should be aggressively pursued.

Read the full policy brief here

CRRG Policy Brief 12.24