Utah and 3 other states have agreed to suspend additional releases from the Flaming Gorge, ending a program that began last year as an effort to boost Lake Powell reservoir levels.
MANILA, Daggett County — Utah and three other states have agreed to suspend additional water releases from Flaming Gorge,The Upper Colorado River Basin states — Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming — voted Monday to suspend the releases beginning Wednesday. The four states had
, Gene Shawcroft, chairman of the Colorado River Authority of Utah, called the measure a "success" in that it helped the areas that depend on Lake Powell avoid serious consequences last summer. Experts had feared that there may not be enough water to generate electricity at the Glen Canyon Dam. Officials said Monday that experts informed the states there is "little chance" that the lake will drop to 3,490 feet elevation "in the near term."
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