The Hardest-Working River in the West: A Guided Exploration of the Colorado River
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As the gap between supply and demand in the Colorado River Basin widens, the water resources that people and ecosystems depend on are more vulnerable than ever. This has never been more evident than when an official shortage was formally declared by the U.S. Department of the Interior in August 2021. One year later, the DOI declared the shortage was even worse than anticipated and told water users that additional cuts of two to four million acre-feet are required.
This StoryMap is about the river, its tributaries, and the lands upon which all depend—people and wildlife alike. It is also about the places, people, and policies that have shaped water and land management and planning in the past and will shape decisions about how we use, share, and conserve these finite resources today and in the future.
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