States clash over shrinking Colorado River. Upper Basin cites climate change, Lower Basin demands cuts. Both aim to avoid 'dead pool' crisis. Federal officials seek a unified solution.
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Upper Basin States renew conservation incentives amid trust gaps
Upper Basin states extend water conservation rewards; a University of Wyoming and Western Landowners Alliance survey reveals a significant trust gap and lack of program awareness among farmers.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority will administer a $2.4 million cloud seeding grant from the Bureau of Reclamation, which will boost cloud seeding efforts in the Colorado Upper Basin states.
Even with above-average snowpack in parts of the southwest, some upper basin states in the Colorado River system are gearing up for a fight over supply.