Drowning a River
The effects of demand, drought, and climate change have altered the
reality of the Colorado River. New scientific data shows that Lake
Powell and Lake Mead will likely never be full again. We're proud to
see our issue highlighted in this summer's Patagonia Catalog.
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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
May 16, 2012
It's not news to any of us that most of the West is in drought, that we're using more water each year than snowfall and rain replenish, that one of our biggest watersheds, the Colorado River Basin is overallocated and its reservoirs are slowly silting up. Read More »
May 11, 2012
The American West has a drinking problem. On farms and in cities, we are guzzling water at an alarming rate. Scientists say that to live sustainably, we should use no more than 40 percent of the water from the Colorado River Basin. As it is now, we use 76 percent, nearly double the sustainable benchmark. Read More »
May 07, 2012
The snowpack, which hit a season high in mid-March that was still well below average, is evaporating quickly across the county. The snow that hasn't melted is the driest experts have ever seen. The snow-water equivalent — a measurement of the moisture contained in the snowpack in inches of water — fell to 29 percent of average in the Blue River Basin on May 1 — the lowest on the 45-year record. Read More »
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