Environmental Defense Fund: New Conservation Agreements Will Improve Water Savings for Lake Mead, Further Measures Needed to Ensure Colorado River Resilience
March 06, 2024
March 06, 2024
NEW YORK, March 6 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on March 5, 2024:
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Three new conservation agreements announced today by the Biden-Harris administration will yield up to 400,000 acre-feet of water savings in Lake Mead. All three agreements, totaling nearly $160 million in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, involve California water districts.
Kevin Moran, associate vice president for regional affairs at the Envir . . .
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Three new conservation agreements announced today by the Biden-Harris administration will yield up to 400,000 acre-feet of water savings in Lake Mead. All three agreements, totaling nearly $160 million in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, involve California water districts.
Kevin Moran, associate vice president for regional affairs at the Envir . . .