Intentionally Created Surplus (ICS) Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

August 20, 2026

Final EIS advances adaptive Colorado River framework, but uncertainty remains Conditions on the Colorado River continue to deteriorate. Last month,...

Metropolitan focuses on stored water access as Colorado River rules take shape

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Colorado River

July 21, 2026

New federal guidelines could determine how Southern California manages dry-year reliability after 2026. The Colorado River is under increasing pressure...

PRESS RELEASE: Lower Basin states advance plan to deliver up to 3.2 million acre-feet through 2028 to Protect Colorado River

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Colorado River

May 2, 2026

Proposal adds up to a million-acre-feet of conservation on top of the 1.25 million-acre-feet annual Lower Basin reductions proposed earlier...

MET COMMITTEE: Building flexibility beyond 2026: Interstate water transfers in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River

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Colorado River

April 16, 2026

Several years ago, both the Southern Nevada Water Authority and entities in Arizona each invested $6 million in Pure Water...

UNIV. OF COLORADO: Considerations for assigned water after expiration of the 2007 guidelines

University of Colorado at Boulder

Colorado River

January 27, 2026

From the University of Colorado at Boulder: Assigned Water programs in the Colorado River system, like Intentionally Created Surplus and...

The Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan agreement and what it means to Metropolitan

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Colorado River Notebook News and Features

October 11, 2018

Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee discusses the drought contingency plan for the Colorado River On Wednesday, the major headline...

Intentionally Created Surplus (ICS)

MET COMMITTEE: Colorado River operations enter era of near-continuous negotiation

Metropolitan focuses on stored water access as Colorado River rules take shape

PRESS RELEASE: Lower Basin states advance plan to deliver up to 3.2 million acre-feet through 2028 to Protect Colorado River

MET COMMITTEE: Building flexibility beyond 2026: Interstate water transfers in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River

UNIV. OF COLORADO: Considerations for assigned water after expiration of the 2007 guidelines

The Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan agreement and what it means to Metropolitan