“The Colorado River is hurtling toward a social, political and environmental crisis at a pace that surpasses the Law of the River’s ability to prevent it,” writes Daniel Rothberg. “In a world of less water, everyone who uses the river must adjust.” nyti.ms/3Jv6aDx

Bucket list item this week: interview with Steve Inskeep on Morning Edition to talk about the Colorado River! A bunch of people have commented on the optimism, both positive and negative, but I do think we can live with less water. 1.) we have to 2.) we can npr.org/2022/08/17/111…

Powerhouse committee here (especially considering Kristen Averyt's Upper Basin background 😜)! Would love to be a fly on the wall for these conversations.

Wrapping up day 3 of the Sonoran Institute Northern Colorado Growing Water Smart workshop! Really exciting to see how engaged and motivated these five communities are to integrate h20 and land use planning. And we have the proof with the number of sticky notes and flip charts(!)

"They plan to come up with a way to account for that loss by the end of 2024" As in, it will be included in the 2025 AOP? If it's really to have a plan by EOY 2024, then that can't go into effect until 2026 which is like 3 years too late. @LukeRunyon ?? kunc.org/environment/20…

This is a super dangerous intersection currently-the one saving grace is so few cars drive west on Grandview. 1000s of cars per day would undoubtedly lead to many bikers being hit. Lots of students on this path too, because of the high school. Thx for highlighting this Lisa Dilling!

. Western Resource Advocates is hiring a Senior or Junior Regional Water Policy Analyst! The focus will be on the Colorado River Basin, so, uh, no shortage of work. Let me know if you have any questions about the position! westernresourceadvocates.org/careers/region…

Sums it up well:

Today at the 2022 CRWUA Conference, Bart Miller, our Healthy Rivers Director, was a panelist on the "Trade-Offs and Turbulence–Lessons for Times to Come" panel focusing on the Colorado River. Thanks to Bart for representing and always championing positive change for our rivers!

Wow super cool! Congrats Kristen!! Totally agree it’s a monumental time for federal action, glad to see you’re a part of it!

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Such a shame. What a sad day.

Super helpful and important analysis from Jack Schmidt here: qcnr.usu.edu/coloradoriver/…

Congrats to everyone who worked on this!! Really cool to see this happen. Only bummer is that Lindsay Rogers (Lindsay Rogers) didn't get one of the pens...

We are hiring! Western Resource Advocates is looking for a policy advisor to join our Healthy Rivers team and help with our Colorado River work. Details and application here: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default…

Super fun to be a part of this LightHawk 🌎🛩️ flight! It was particularly cool to see the Colorado River headwaters and RMNP from that perspective.

I was very honored to co-author this op-ed with Lorelei Cloud! I realized I've been thinking about this idea for well over a decade, and very excited to continue the conversation. coloradosun.com/2024/08/15/opi…

Another average snowpack year with much below average runoff. My thoughts in a conversation with Greg Haas at 8 News Now Las Vegas: 8newsnow.com/news/local-new…

"We’re kind of on a knife’s edge between being OK and being in very scary, catastrophic situations." John Berggren Western Resource Advocates latimes.com/environment/st… #ColoradoRiver