Post-CRWUA perspectives and looking to the future
SALT LAKE CITY — (Jan. 02, 2025) — Following the Colorado River Water Users Association (CRWUA) Conference in Las Vegas and looking to the future with a commitment to working towards a basin-wide consensus solution, the Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC) State Commissioners (Brandon Gebhart for Wyoming, Estevan Lopez for New Mexico, Rebecca Mitchell for Colorado, Gene Shawcroft for Utah), made the following statement:
“The conversations that took place at Colorado River Water Users Association in December confirm that 2025 will be a pivotal year and critical time in the history of the Colorado River. The representatives of each of the seven Colorado River Basin states unanimously agree that we have a responsibility to come up with a basin-wide consensus solution to managing the Colorado River. Moving forward into 2025, the Upper Division States are committed to working toward a sustainable solution that manages the use of the river within the available supply. All the Basin States representatives agreed that everyone must do their part and adapt to the hydrology we have to guide the operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead going forward.”