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Committee receives primer on Colorado River basin pressures, compacts and storage risks
Summary
Aurora staff provided an introductory briefing on Colorado River hydrology, compacts, major players and storage risks; staff framed warming trends, over-allocation and the expiration of 2007 operating guidelines as near‑term drivers of regional water policy work.
Aurora Water staff gave an overview of the Colorado River Basin, the law of the river, and the risks posed by warming and long-term hydrologic declines.
Alex (presenter) briefed the committee on basin scale and governance: the Colorado River system serves roughly 40 million people, provides water for agriculture and municipalities across seven basin states and Mexico, and is governed by a complex “law of the river” that includes interstate compacts, federal statutes, U.S.–Mexico agreements and various…
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