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Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization
U.S. Congress (U.S. Congress) | April 16th, 2019
Authorized Drought Contingency Plans (DCPs) for the Upper and Lower Colorado River Basins, which required reduced Lower Basin deliveries beyond previous curtailment plans at specified Lake Mead storage levels, committed Reclamation to additional water conservation efforts, and put in place plans to coordinate Upper Basin operations to enhance Lake Powell storage levels and prevent the loss of hydropower generation.
Keywords
allocations, Colorado River, drought, hydropower, water project operations