Grand Valley, Colorado, Act Now

Protect Our
Water.
Protect Our
Valley.

The federal government released its Final EIS on July 31, 2026, but the seven basin states still haven't reached their own agreement. The discussion over how those rules get implemented through 2036 is far from settled. The Grand Valley's water and way of life is still on the table. Now is not the time to ease off.

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What's at Stake

The Grand Valley
is under threat.

The Colorado River has 20% less water than it did two decades ago. On July 31, 2026, the Bureau of Reclamation released its Final Environmental Impact Statement for post-2026 operations. The seven basin states still have not reached their own agreement, a Record of Decision has not been issued, and there is open talk of lawsuits from Lower Basin states over the cuts. The rules governing this river through 2036 are still being fought over right now. We can either spend all our money on lawsuits fighting over water that is not there, or work together to solve a problem that will save the water we have.

The problem isn't Upper Basin farmers. It's a math problem that's gone unaddressed for 25 years: the Lower Basin consumes far more than the river provides, and a large share of what's "lost" along the way has never been counted against anyone's allocation. The federal government's own Final EIS shows evaporation alone accounts for 1.4 million acre-feet of loss, and once transit and seepage losses are added, that figure is close to half of the entire 3 million acre-foot cut the Lower Basin may face through 2036.

Farmland That Only Exists Because of Water

Every crop in the Grand Valley, from peaches to corn to hay, exists because of irrigation water. This fertile land is desert without it. Cuts are permanent.

Lower Basin Must Fix the Math First

Roughly 1.4–1.5 million acre-feet disappears every year to Lower Basin evaporation and transit losses, largely unaccounted for in delivery calculations, nearly half of the 3 million acre-feet in cuts now on the table. Fixing the accounting is a concrete, achievable fix that doesn't require anyone to give up more water than they have to.

Upper Basin Has Already Adapted

Western Colorado farmers and communities have been living with a shrinking river for years. Our neighbors downstream have not. The new rules must reflect that reality.

No Inter-Basin Water Transfers

New rules must prohibit exporting Grand Valley water out of the Upper Basin. Our water must stay here to support our farms, wildlife, and future generations.

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to Decision Makers

The formal comment period on the Draft EIS closed back in March 2026, and the Bureau of Reclamation released its Final EIS on July 31, 2026, but the seven states still haven't reached their own agreement, and the Record of Decision hasn't been issued. This is not over. Letters to your senators, representatives, and federal officials right now can push for one achievable, concrete fix: getting evaporation and transit losses properly counted before more cuts are asked of Upper Basin communities like ours.

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