Colorado River Basin States Formulating Plan for Continued Drought, Official Says

The Colorado River Basin states are formulating measures to deal with low water resources if the current 14-year drought continues in the region, a state water official said.

“The seven states are working on a plan if this dry pattern persists,” James Eklund, director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, said June 10 during a session on “Water in the West” at the 2014 annual meeting of the Western Governors’ Association in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Although he didn’t provide any details on the plan, Eklund told Bloomberg BNA that the states are working with a model detailing water conditions if ...