GWPC--On the Ground in Colorado--August 2016

In August 2016, Kira Russo traveled to Colorado. This trip came shortly after the Colorado River Briefing, conducted by the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) and the Central Arizona Project (CAP). In Colorado, she met with water managers in Cortez and Salida. She also met with water authorities in Fort Defiance, AZ on the Navajo Nation.

In her travels, Kira observed heavy bark beetle damage near Wolf Creek Pass, and she assessed the likelihood of conservation of Colorado River water by Upper Basin states. In addition, she looked at how some Colorado municipalities are dealing with mitigation of mining residue. 

Destruction from Bark Beetle--Wolf Creek Pass, CO 2016

GWPC--On the Ground in California--July 2016

In July 2016, Kira Russo traveled to California to personally assess the drought situation there. She spoke with water managers in Needles, Lucerne Valley, Sacramento, and San Luis Obispo County.

In her travels, it became clear that water issues in California vary considerably, even in locations of close proximity. Despite the fact that California lawmakers lifted state conservation rules in May, considerably more than half of the state remains in “severe, extreme or exceptional drought.” 

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