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Unraveling The Drivers Of Water Shortage Across Spatial Scales And Sectors In Colorado's West Slope River Basins
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2026EF008137 <-- shared paper
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['sorry' about your Kentucky Bluegrass, almonds, etc... /s]
H/T Sai Veena Sunkara | Postdoctoral Associate
“…Colorado’s West Slope basins provide nearly 70% of the inflows to Lake Powell and are also essential to communities, agriculture, industry, hydropower, and downstream Colorado River users.
To examine the wide range of possible futures, [they] simulated 2.1 million years, defining 20,000 plausible scenarios applying changes to streamflow, snowmelt timing, drought persistence, and agricultural, municipal, and industrial water demand.
A key finding is that there is 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀. The most influential drivers vary by basin, sector, and water user. In some areas, shortages are driven primarily by persistent low-flow conditions or changing snowmelt timing. In others, increasing municipal, industrial, or irrigation demand plays a larger role. This suggests that adaptation strategies must be tailored to specific basins and users rather than relying on a single, system-wide solution. Other major findings are
• West Slope deliveries to Lake Powell could fall more than 50% below the current median baseline
• Storage in major West Slope reservoirs could decline 40–55% below historical medians
These results underscore the need for water-planning approaches that account for deep uncertainty, persistent drought, shifting snowmelt patterns, and sector-specific demand…”
#Colorado #waterallocation #StateMod #USWest #USA #WesternSlope #waterresources #watersecurity #watershortage #drought #snowmelt #rainfall #precipitation #riverbasin #water #hydrography #hydrology #reasons #agriculture #industry #hydropower #streamflow #surfacewater #municipal #irrigation #adaptationstrategies #planning #policy #mitigation #ColoradoRiver #basins #climatechange #extremeweather #populationpressure #waterdemand #waterrights #model #modeling #HiddenMarkovModel #stochastic #projecteddemand #ColoradoRiverBasin #wateruse #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #strategy

Unraveling The Drivers Of Water Shortage Across Spatial Scales And Sectors In Colorado's West Slope River Basins
--
https://doi.org/10.1029/2026EF008137 <-- shared paper
--
['sorry' about your Kentucky Bluegrass, almonds, etc... /s]
H/T Sai Veena Sunkara | Postdoctoral Associate
“…Colorado’s West Slope basins provide nearly 70% of the inflows to Lake Powell and are also essential to communities, agriculture, industry, hydropower, and downstream Colorado River users.
To examine the wide range of possible futures, [they] simulated 2.1 million years, defining 20,000 plausible scenarios applying changes to streamflow, snowmelt timing, drought persistence, and agricultural, municipal, and industrial water demand.
A key finding is that there is 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀. The most influential drivers vary by basin, sector, and water user. In some areas, shortages are driven primarily by persistent low-flow conditions or changing snowmelt timing. In others, increasing municipal, industrial, or irrigation demand plays a larger role. This suggests that adaptation strategies must be tailored to specific basins and users rather than relying on a single, system-wide solution. Other major findings are
• West Slope deliveries to Lake Powell could fall more than 50% below the current median baseline
• Storage in major West Slope reservoirs could decline 40–55% below historical medians
These results underscore the need for water-planning approaches that account for deep uncertainty, persistent drought, shifting snowmelt patterns, and sector-specific demand…”
#Colorado #waterallocation #StateMod #USWest #USA #WesternSlope #waterresources #watersecurity #watershortage #drought #snowmelt #rainfall #precipitation #riverbasin #water #hydrography #hydrology #reasons #agriculture #industry #hydropower #streamflow #surfacewater #municipal #irrigation #adaptationstrategies #planning #policy #mitigation #ColoradoRiver #basins #climatechange #extremeweather #populationpressure #waterdemand #waterrights #model #modeling #HiddenMarkovModel #stochastic #projecteddemand #ColoradoRiverBasin #wateruse #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #strategy

Rockies Slugger on pace to challenge the Team Single Season Home Run Record https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/760853/ #Baseball #colorado #ColoradoRockies #ColoradoRockies #denver #GrandJunction #HomeRun #HomeRunRecord #HunterGoodmanAllStar #HunterGoodmanHomeRuns #kjct #kkco #MLB #rockies #RockiesSingleSeasonHomeRunRecord #Sports #WestSlope #WesternSlope

Colorado Mesa Men’s Basketball overhauling roster under new head coach Ken DeWeese https://www.rawchili.com/nba/776049/ #Basketball #cmu #CollegeBasketball #colorado #ColoradoMesaUniversityBasketball #GrandJunction #kjct #kkco #mavericks #mesa #ncaa #NCAABasketball #ncaab #TransferPortal #WestSlope #WesternSlope

Colorado Mesa Men’s Basketball overhauling roster under new head coach Ken DeWeese https://www.rawchili.com/5036139/ #basketball #cmu #CollegeBasketball #Colorado #ColoradoMesaUniversityBasketball #GrandJunction #kjct #kkco #Mavericks #Mesa #ncaa #NCAABasketball #NCAAB #TransferPortal #WestSlope #WesternSlope

Palisade, Delta Baseball punch their tickets to the next round of the playoffs https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/701361/ #Baseball #Bulldogs #colroado #Delta #DylonLarson #GrandJunction #HunterHoward #kjct #kkco #MajorLeagueBaseballPlayoffs #MajorLeagueBaseballPostseason #MLB #MLBPlayoffs #MLBPostseason #Palisade #Panthers #playoffs #regionals #Sports #WestSlope #WesternSlope

Mavs in the Majors: Andrew Morris makes MLB Debut with the Minnesota Twins https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/676049/ #AndrewMorris #Baseball #cmu #colorado #ColoradoMesa #GrandJunction #kjct #kkco #Mavericks #MinnesotaTwins #MLB #MlbDebut #Sports #WestSlope #WesternSlope

weird weather week ahead in Colorado https://www.rawchili.com/nhl/460713/ #Avalanche #Colorado #ColoradoAvalanche #ColoradoAvalanche #Hockey #mountains #NHL #snow #weather #WesternSlope #wildfires #wind #Winter

Desert Bloom Gardening & Hydroponics serving Grand Valley community https://www.allforgardening.com/1591943/desert-bloom-gardening-hydroponics-serving-grand-valley-community-2/ #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackOwnedBusiness #CommunityGardeningEducation #DesertBloom #DesertBloomGardening&Hydroponics #garden #gardening #GrandJunction #GrandJunctionBlackOwnedBusiness #OrganicFoodStore #OrganicGrowingSuppliesColorado #PlantStore #SmallBusiness #WesternColorado #WesternSlope #WesternSlopeMinorityBusiness

Desert Bloom Gardening & Hydroponics serving Grand Valley community https://www.allforgardening.com/1591943/desert-bloom-gardening-hydroponics-serving-grand-valley-community-2/ #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackOwnedBusiness #CommunityGardeningEducation #DesertBloom #DesertBloomGardening&Hydroponics #garden #gardening #GrandJunction #GrandJunctionBlackOwnedBusiness #OrganicFoodStore #OrganicGrowingSuppliesColorado #PlantStore #SmallBusiness #WesternColorado #WesternSlope #WesternSlopeMinorityBusiness

Desert Bloom Gardening & Hydroponics serving Grand Valley community https://www.allforgardening.com/1591354/desert-bloom-gardening-hydroponics-serving-grand-valley-community/ #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackOwnedBusiness #CommunityGardeningEducation #DesertBloom #DesertBloomGardening&Hydroponics #garden #gardening #GrandJunction #GrandJunctionBlackOwnedBusiness #OrganicFoodStore #OrganicGrowingSuppliesColorado #PlantStore #SmallBusiness #WesternColorado #WesternSlope #WesternSlopeMinorityBusiness

Desert Bloom Gardening & Hydroponics serving Grand Valley community https://www.allforgardening.com/1591354/desert-bloom-gardening-hydroponics-serving-grand-valley-community/ #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackOwnedBusiness #CommunityGardeningEducation #DesertBloom #DesertBloomGardening&Hydroponics #garden #gardening #GrandJunction #GrandJunctionBlackOwnedBusiness #OrganicFoodStore #OrganicGrowingSuppliesColorado #PlantStore #SmallBusiness #WesternColorado #WesternSlope #WesternSlopeMinorityBusiness

Baseball back in GJ? Pecos League Reportedly exploring Expansion https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/463179/ #Baseball #CityOfGrandJunction #expansion #Field #GrandJunction #jackalopes #kjct #kkco #negotiations #pecos #PecosLeague #PioneerLeague #suplizio #WesternSlope

Food Bank of the Rockies gears up for Colorado Gives Day https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/457244/ #Baseball #colorado #ColoradoGivesDay #ColoradoNews #ColoradoRockies #ColoradoRockies #FoodBankOfTheRockies #GrandJunction #GrandJunctionNews #MesaCounty #MesaCountyNews #MLB #rockies #WesternSlope

Low river flows on Colorado's Western Slope trigger calls, closures, stressed fish

Streamflows on the Western Slope have plummeted over the last month, sending water managers scrambling to boost flows for endangered fish and ranking it among the driest years in recent history.

#drought #Colorado #WesternSlope #ColoradoRiver #fish

https://aspenjournalism.org/low-river-flows-trigger-calls-closures-stressed-fish/?mc_cid=56928d83d7&mc_eid=09d267fb36

Low river flows on Colorado's Western Slope trigger calls, closures, stressed fish

Streamflows on the Western Slope have plummeted over the last month, sending water managers scrambling to boost flows for endangered fish and ranking it among the driest years in recent history.

#drought #Colorado #WesternSlope #ColoradoRiver #fish

https://aspenjournalism.org/low-river-flows-trigger-calls-closures-stressed-fish/?mc_cid=56928d83d7&mc_eid=09d267fb36

“More than 14 million acres of federal public land in #Colorado could be eligible for sale if Congress passes the current version of the budget bill mandating the sale of a fraction of the nation’s public lands…[including] chunks of mountain, foothills and plains along the Front Range and the Western Slope.”

https://www.denverpost.com/2025/06/17/colorado-public-lands-sale-federal-budget/

#FrontRange #WesternSlope #Durango #GrandJunction #CastleRock #ColoradoSprings #SteamboatSprings #Aspen #Camping #Hiking #Skiing #Conservation #RepublicanBudgetBill

“More than 14 million acres of federal public land in #Colorado could be eligible for sale if Congress passes the current version of the budget bill mandating the sale of a fraction of the nation’s public lands…[including] chunks of mountain, foothills and plains along the Front Range and the Western Slope.”

https://www.denverpost.com/2025/06/17/colorado-public-lands-sale-federal-budget/

#FrontRange #WesternSlope #Durango #GrandJunction #CastleRock #ColoradoSprings #SteamboatSprings #Aspen #Camping #Hiking #Skiing #Conservation #RepublicanBudgetBill

Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets advance with 120-101 Game 7 laugher over stunned Los Angeles Clippers https://www.rawchili.com/nba/27085/ #Basketball #Clippers #colorado #Denver #GrandJunction #kjct #kkco #LA #LAClippers #LAClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #mesa #MesaCounty #NBA #Nuggets #playoffs #Sports #WestSlope #WesternSlope

@vapaad looking at those from the other side! Also, thanks for all the storms #WesternSlope!

Hiking up to the pass ...

#dogsEyeView #Colorado #westernSlope

#introduction - Hi. I’m a resident of #cedaredgecolorado and I’m a staff writer and photographer for the #DeltaCountyIndependent news media in the #westernslope ‘s #deltacountycolorado, I grew up out here in this one-stoplight town at the base of #grandmesa.
Interests include:
#Journalism
#fantasybooks
#sciencefiction
#harrypotter
#doctorwho

#introduction - Hi. I’m a resident of #cedaredgecolorado and I’m a staff writer and photographer for the #DeltaCountyIndependent news media in the #westernslope ‘s #deltacountycolorado, I grew up out here in this one-stoplight town at the base of #grandmesa.
Interests include:
#Journalism
#fantasybooks
#sciencefiction
#harrypotter
#doctorwho