The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is beginning the scoping for the Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline Project, which would pump water from the endangered Colorado River from Lake Powell 140 miles west to St. George, UT. Please take a moment to comment to this agency about your opposition to the project. … Continue reading Comment now on the Lake Powell Pipeline
The Precarious Plan for the Lake Powell Pipeline – by Emma Penrod at High Country News
Excellent article diving into the economic uncertainties of the Lake Powell Pipeline. Link to article here. Don't forget to comment on the scoping for the EIS. Click here for more details.
Green River Block Exchange and Ultimate Phase Water Rights
The Bureau of Reclamation is currently in the process of negotiating two contracts with the State of Utah for releases of water from Flaming Gorge Dam. A Draft Environmental Assessment on the Green River Block Exchange Contract is currently up and comments are due by October 19, 2018.
Utah’s Big Water Grab – Mark Sundeen
Utah's Big Water Grab written by Mark Sundeen and published in Outside Magazine.