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Disaster averted on Colorado River — for now — thanks to wet winter and states’ plan to conserve water, feds say

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is pursuing states’ conservation plan for next three years

A low-water ring is seen around the Hoover Dam on April 16, 2023, at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. The Hoover Dam generates electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes in the southwest. The flight for aerial photography was provided by LightHawk. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
A low-water ring is seen around the Hoover Dam on April 16, 2023, at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. The Hoover Dam generates electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes in the southwest. The flight for aerial photography was provided by LightHawk. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8: Elise Schmelzer - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Enough water likely will fill the Colorado River's two major reservoirs for the next three years to stave off a hydroelectric power failure and other worst-case scenarios, federal officials said Wednesday.
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