After years of analysis and stalled negotiations, the federal government last month finally laid out its proposal for managing the Colorado River’s biggest reservoirs for the next decade. The Bureau of Reclamation still needs to release its final decision and an operating plan for the next two years. But its final environmental impact statement provides a framework for how […] The post ‘Pain and suffering’: What the feds’ Lake Powell proposal means for Utah and other Colorado River states appeared first on The Water Desk .