The Colorado River is a reliable source of water for Utah, says the
Utah Division of Water Resources
Salt Lake City, Utah – Falling storage levels at both lakes Powell and Mead have highlighted the potential effects of climate change on the Colorado River, causing some to question its future viability as a reliable water supply source for the state of Utah.
“All water providers, including the State of Utah, understand the level of concern some have regarding the perceived uncertainty associated with the use of Colorado River water,” said Eric Millis, director of the Utah Division of Water Resources. “The Colorado River is reliable. We work closely with our federal partners and other basin states to plan for future needs and mitigate potential impacts. The drought contingency plans recently outlined by the Upper and Lower Basin states serve as an example of such planning.”
When looking at whether the river can meet future needs, scientists, water providers, and those who manage the river look at its past performance during varying weather conditions. Colorado River flows are cyclical, as are weather patterns.
The system’s reliability is documented in the benchmark Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 2012 Colorado River Basin Study. The study reports that, in the 10 years preceding its issuance, which had been some of the driest of the last century, the Upper Basin states (Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Utah) have delivered more than 92 million acre-feet of water to the Lower Basin states (Nevada, Arizona and California)—that’s 17 million acre-feet more than the minimum required by the Colorado River Compact.[1]
“In both wet and dry cycles over the past century, the river has always provided enough water to meet established uses and compact requirements,” said Don Ostler, former Executive Director and Secretary of the Upper Colorado River Commission. “Recent hydrologic modeling, based on projected drought scenarios, has shown the river to be capable of remaining a reliable supply for the Upper Basin into the future, especially if the basin states continue to work cooperatively on sensible drought contingency plans.”
The 2012 Basin Study and associated climate model projections indicate a potential decrease in mean natural flow of the Colorado River of approximately 9 percent over the next 50 years. In
addition, some scientists predict that as a consequence of continued warming in the basin, the decrease in river flows could be even greater.
Modeling conducted by BOR in August 2018, taking into account future water uses in the Upper Basin including the Lake Powell Pipeline, indicates a near 0 percent probability of a declared 1922 Compact shortage for the Upper Basin through the year 2050 presuming hydrology remains similar to what the basin has experienced over the last 100 years. On the other hand, if the future hydrology of the basin is similar to drier, hotter climate change predictions, more closely resembling the last 30 years including historic drought, the risk of a declared 1922 Compact shortage rises to less than 13 percent through the year 2050.
“The BOR and the basin states are planning for the possibility of a long-term imbalance in supply and demand on the Colorado River. To mitigate the risks and uncertainties associated with these water supplies, Utah has worked with the other states in the Upper Basin to develop an agreement on drought contingency development. Since the river provides water to some 40 million people, it is imperative that the western states, including Utah, all do their part to protect this river,” said Millis.
Utah receives 23 percent of the Colorado River water supply available to the Upper Basin. Utah is using approximately 72 percent of the current annual reliable supply of 1.4 million acre-feet, including evaporation and system loss. The reliability of the Colorado River gives Utah the opportunity to develop its water for the benefit of Utah.
Even though Utah may be developing its water rights later than some of the other basin states, it does not mean there will not be enough water for projects like the Lake Powell Pipeline. There is water available for the Lake Powell Pipeline, which is currently being permitted to meet the needs of the fastest growing region of the state. The Lake Powell Pipeline would transport 86,249 acre-feet of Colorado River water from Lake Powell through a buried pipeline to Washington and Kane counties.
Utah’s share of the water is not subject to a prior appropriation or “first in time, first in right,” administrative scheme among the states. The compacts that guide each states’ use of Colorado River water were expressly developed to ensure that faster-growing states would not be able to claim all of the available basin water.
“The Utah Board of Water Resources can develop a portion of Utah’s Colorado River in a manner consistent with the Law of the River,” Millis said. “Utah’s right to develop water for the Lake Powell Pipeline is equal to, not inferior to, the rights of all the other 1922 Compact signatory states.”
With the projected need for more water in southwest Utah as early as the late 2020s, the Utah Division of Water Resources continues to advance the permitting for the Lake Powell Pipeline. The Environmental Impact Statement is the next step with a Record of Decision estimated to be issued in the fall of 2020.
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With 45 percent of U.S. adults grading their knowledge of personal finance a C or lower, the free credit score website WalletHub today released its report on 2019's Best & Worst Cities at Money Management as well as accompanying videos.
In order to determine where Americans are best at handling their finances, WalletHub compared more than 2,500 cities based on 10 key indicators of money-management skills. The data set ranges from median credit score to average number of late payments to mortgage debt-to-income ratio.
Cities with Best Money-Management Skills
Cities with Worst Money-Management Skills
1
Cupertino, CA
2553
Riverdale, GA
2
Scarsdale, NY
2554
Georgetown, SC
3
Saratoga, CA
2555
Calumet City, IL
4
Los Altos, CA
2556
Park Forest, IL
5
Lexington, MA
2557
South Holland, IL
6
Palo Alto, CA
2558
Matteson, IL
7
Mountain View, CA
2559
Orangeburg, SC
8
Sunnyvale, CA
2560
Maple Heights, OH
9
Princeton, NJ
2561
Union City, GA
10
McLean, VA
2562
Hampton, GA
11
Chevy Chase, MD
2563
Bastrop, LA
12
Sun City West, AZ
T-2564
Jonesboro, GA
13
Bronxville, NY
T-2564
Natchitoches, LA
14
Foster City, CA
2566
Dolton, IL
15
Seal Beach, CA
2567
Ruston, LA
16
Potomac, MD
2568
Lithia Springs, GA
17
Redmond, WA
2569
Leesville, LA
18
Troy, MI
2570
College Park, GA
19
Southlake, TX
2571
Fairburn, GA
20
Bethesda, MD
2572
Lithonia, GA
Best vs. Worst
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-cities-at-money-management/19256/
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DENVER—Following an overwhelming vote in the Senate, the House of Representatives voted 363-62 today to pass the largest piece of public lands legislation in a decade. The package of bills includes permanent reauthorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund which has been expired for almost five months, costing America’s national parks, forests, public lands, and cities more than $360 million. The legislation also protects millions of acres of public lands by establishing 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, new mining withdrawals, new national monuments, national park expansions, and the creation of multiple national park units.
The Center for Western Priorities released the following statement from Executive Director Jennifer Rokala:
“Such overwhelming support in the House and Senate once again demonstrates that public lands conservation transcends partisan politics. This legislation establishes new wilderness areas, mineral withdrawals, National Park Service units, and national monuments, a welcome contrast to the energy-first and anti-conservation policies that have flooded out of the Interior Department over the last two years.
“Permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund will provide certainty for projects that protect and increase access to our national parks and public lands. It’s imperative that President Trump sign the legislation, then fully fund LWCF in his upcoming budget proposal.”
The vote in Congress is a clear rejection of the Trump administration’s public lands agenda. But that hasn’t stopped Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt from trying to take credit for championing Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization. LWCF is an important source of funding for protecting America’s public lands at no cost to taxpayers—the program draws royalty revenues from offshore oil and gas drilling operations. The Trump administration’s FY2019 budget request proposed cutting LWCF appropriations by 95%.
This legislation also creates new national monuments, a stark contradiction to President Trump’s attempts to eviscerate two national monuments in Utah in 2017.
Today’s vote showed how members of Congress can reach across the aisle and come to a consensus on protecting public lands. The Center for Western Priorities’ Winning the West campaign found that supporting public lands conservation was a winning issue for Western candidates in the 2018 midterm election, where candidates had to be pro-public lands in order to win over voters. At least 20 races in the Rocky Mountain West featured pro-public lands campaign messaging and advertising, while candidates with anti-public lands legislative records were defeated at the polls.
For more information, visit westernpriorities.org. To speak with an expert on public lands, contact Aaron Weiss at 720-279-0019 or aaron@westernpriorities.org.
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