Glen Canyon Dam LTEMP EIS
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the National Park Service are
conducting a comprehensive review of Glen Canyon Dam operations to
produce a new management plan that directs operations for another 15 to
20 years. We have a unique opportunity to promote changes in Colorado
River water management.
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Fill Lake Mead First
GCI’s Fill Mead First strategy proposes shifting most of the water
stored in Lake Powell downstream to Lake Mead, which would save huge
amounts of water annually, provide greater health to the ecosystem of
the Grand Canyon, and significantly restore Glen Canyon.
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In The News
January 17, 2012
Southern Californians are used to turning on the tap, or the sprinklers, and getting the water they want. Their ability to do so depends, in large part, on the Colorado River and the reservoir it feeds, Lake Mead. Read More »
January 12, 2012
Environmentalist David Brower was once asked, “Why are you conservationists always against things?” He replied, “If you are against something, you are always for something. If you are against a dam, you are for a river.” Read More »
January 10, 2012
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration announced a federal ban Monday on new mining claims affecting 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon, an area known to be rich in high-grade uranium ore reserves. Read More »

