‘No new depletions’ has to be in a Colorado River deal

By: Gary Wockner

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 781

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The chaos on the Colorado River has reached a fevered pitch.

In a March 30, US A Today news story, the river’s most respected climate scientist, Brad Udall, described the extreme drought and its implications on the Southwest and the river as “dire” and “horrific.”

That climate-driven warmth and dryness has helped send the nation’s two massive downstream Colorado River reservoirs, Mead and Powell, to their lowest points in history. …

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