Gordon in Washington, D.C. for meetings on Colorado River
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon was in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday meeting with federal officials, Western governors and members of Congress to discuss the future of the Colorado River Basin and the long-term management of critical water resources,…
Increasing demand for water strains Upper Snake River system
• Wyoming senior assistant AG says Snake water won’t be tapped to boost dwindling supply threatening infrastructure in the Colorado River Basin. By Rebecca Huntington, WyoFile.com Tapping Snake River water to solve the crisis facing the Colorado River…
Plant closures could free up water
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Coal plant retirements in Wyoming and other Colorado River Basin states offer communities in the parched West a rare opportunity to reallocate their water resources, researchers at Arizona State…