WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45546) on Feb. 6, 2023, entitled "Management of the Colorado River: Water Allocations, Drought and the Federal Role" by natural resources policy specialists Charles V. Stern and Pervaze A. Sheikh. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Colorado River Basin covers more than 246,000 square miles in seven U.S. states (Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California) and Mexico. Pursuan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45546) on Feb. 6, 2023, entitled "Management of the Colorado River: Water Allocations, Drought and the Federal Role:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Drought and the Supply/Demand Imbalance The Colorado River Compact was based on the assumption (formed by the available record at the time) that average annual flows on the river were 16.4 MAF per year./68 As previously noted, from 1906 to 2022, obse  more