“2021 was an extremely dry year in western Colorado and in Utah and all the Colorado River Basin really, so production was down very substantially nationally.”

Source: https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-02-15/beef-prices-expected-to-rise-as-drought-eats-into-ranchers-cattle-counts

“Although we're having an amazing season of snowfall and that's incredible, the Colorado River Basin is still in a 23-year megadrought,” Ross said.

Source: https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-04-07/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-resorts-provide-worker-housing-and-experts-say-new-snowpack-wont-quench-drought

For example, the Gila River Indian Community will receive $50 million from the Lower Colorado River Basin System Conservation and Efficiency Program in each of the next three years for improvements such as new pipelines.

Source: https://flaglerlive.com/colorado-river-tempotrary/

In addition, attendees praised the move as a way to secure irrigation supplies for farmers and ranchers throughout Colorado’s portion of the Colorado River Basin.

Source: https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/public-to-secure-vital-water-right-for-western-slope/article_085e1530-9f0b-11ee-9330-73cdfcfb2981.html

“There’s about $12 billion that could be deployed in the Colorado River Basin not only for municipal needs but agricultural needs and watershed restoration,” he said.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/national-world/cnn-national/2023/02/28/the-fastest-growing-metro-in-the-us-is-looking-to-a-shrinking-reservoir-to-keep-the-boom-going-2/