New Colorado River conservation deals expected to bolster Lake Mead
The Biden administration and southwestern Colorado River users have partnered on a large-scale conservation effort poised to bring significant relief to the region’s key reservoir, officials announced Wednesday. The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation and Southern California stakeholders signed two short-term “Bucket 1” agreements — funded by the Inflation Reduction Act — to conserve more than 717,000 acre-feet of water by 2026. … The deal with the Imperial Irrigation District alone will provide up to 700,000 acre-feet of system conservation for Lake Mead, through a total investment of about $589.2 million, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.
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