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Lake Powell Crisis: Coalition Demands $2 Billion from CongressLake Powell is currently only 23 percent full, sitting at 3,526.4 feet elevation — roughly 31 feet lower than this time last year and 35 feet lower than in 2024, with levels plunging since last June.A coalition of more than 70 organizations across six states and multiple tribal nations is urging Congress to provide at least $2 billion in new federal … Continue Reading about Lake Powell water level update: $2 billion needed to avoid crisis

Climatologist says Colorado’s massive May snowstorm slowed early snowmelt, but likely won’t stop it The good news: Colorado’s statewide snowpack climbed back above the zeroth (historical minimum) percentile after the May 5–6 storm, which dropped up to 2 feet in some areas. Vail got around 10 inches. Snowpack is now at 25% of median.The reality check: State Climatologist Russ Schumacher is calling it a “small … Continue Reading about May snowstorm lifts Colorado snowpack from zeroth percentile, but will it hold?

This week, the Colorado River Water Conservation District approved an emergency series of drought-mitigation measures for its 15-county Western Slope region — the most significant intervention since the drought year of 2002. The action was prompted by what water managers are now describing as one of the worst snow-drought years in recorded history: record-high March temperatures caused snowpack to peak a full … Continue Reading about What Colorado’s Water Crisis Means for Mountain Property Owners published by Hoffman West Real Estate | April 2026