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Provide basin actors a choice of new management paradigms from which to improve.

Multiple Colorado River actors say they want more reliable, resilient, sustainable, adaptive, actionable, and equitable management

Build more human connections to increase system equity

Provide finaniceal incentives to turn a subtraction problem of large mandatory water use reductions into an addition activity. Pay farmers and ranchers more to voluntarily adopt and sustain water use reduction technologies.
Disconnect
I feel scientists use slingshots to try to insert their findings into policy discussions with mixed results.

Bring people together to solve complex water problems.

New Federal leadership to reduce Lake Powell release by 0.5 million acre-feet in April and May and reach a larger conservation goal by August.

I drew this cartoon in the Las Vegas airport after leaving the 2021 Colorado River Water Users conference. There are many reasons to hope and lots of work to do.
Water Planning 2021 -- Hop aboard we are already moving!
Basin events around the western U.S. are moving fast. Develop plans even as they are already in motion.
Decline in Colorado River Flow
Plan for a basin becoming more arid, not a temporary drought. Follow numerous messages by Brad Udall and others.

I hear lots of Colorado River talk about including more people in management like First Nations, environmental organizations, and other groups.

A first step in a collaborative process is to define the word collaborate.

Starting a new collaboration takes time and effort to figure out how your partner(s) move.

Great choices of which stakeholder breakfast to attend at the Colorado River Water Users conference.

With more money, the 500,000 acre-foot plan for Lake Mead can scale up to larger water conservation targets.

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Photos

Research group dinnerResearch group dinner, Tandori Oven, Logan, Utah, November 2019Research group dinner
Hadia Akbar's defenseHadia Akbar's thesis defense, Logan, Utah, August 2019Hadia Akbar's defense
Colorado River at Lee's FerryRiver Basin Management field trip, Lee's Ferry gage, Colorado River, Arizona, April 2019Colorado River at Lee's Ferry
Tony Grove Road snotel visitResearch group visit, Tony Grove Road snotel, Logan Canyon, Utah, March 2019Tony Grove Road snotel visit
Paria gageParia Stream Gage just above Lee's Ferry, Arizona, April 2018Paria gage
Glen Canyon Dam tailwaterGlen Canyon Dam and Tailwater, Colorado River, Arizona, April 2018Glen Canyon Dam tailwater
Water Treatment Plant TourWater Treatment Plant Tour, Park City, Utah, August 2017Water Treatment Plant Tour
Old water meters and registersOld water meters and registers, Park City, Utah, August 2017Old water meters and registers
Soda Spring ReservoirSoda Springs reservoir and hydropower generating station, Bear River, Idaho, July 2016Soda Spring Reservoir
Chris Ford presenting his iFellow researchChris Ford presenting his iFellow research, iUTAH Symposium, July 2017Chris Ford presenting his iFellow research
Nour Atallah testing new registers on a 4Nour Atallah testing new registers on a 4" compound meter, Utah Water Research Lab, March 2017Nour Atallah testing new registers on a 4
Todd Brown presenting his flow-stage measurement uncertainty workTodd Brown presenting his flow-stage measurement uncertainty work, iUTAH summer symposium, July 2016Todd Brown presenting his flow-stage measurement uncertainty work
Research group field tripResearch group field trip, Last Chance Canal, July 2016Research group field trip
Bear River Fellows measuring flowBear River Fellows measuring flow, Bear River, Utah-Idaho border, August 2015Bear River Fellows measuring flow
SunsetSunset, Bear River, Utah, August 2015Sunset
Adel Abdallah giving a workshop on the Water Management Data Model (WaM-DaM)Adel Abdallah giving a workshop on the Water Management Data Model (WaM-DaM), CUASHI Annual Conference, July 2015Adel Abdallah giving a workshop on the Water Management Data Model (WaM-DaM)
Adda River high head hydropower generation facility as part of travel-by-bike tripAdda River high head hydropower generation facility as part of travel-by-bike trip, Valtalina, Italy, July 2015Adda River high head hydropower generation facility as part of travel-by-bike trip
Low head hydropower generation facility as part of travel-by-bike tripLow head hydropower generation facility as part of travel-by-bike trip, Adda River just upstream of Tirano, Italy, July 2015Low head hydropower generation facility as part of travel-by-bike trip
Fedia dam and MarmolataLeft: Fedaia dam and reservoir with Marmolada in background (March 2015), , Right: before the dam and reservoir (1932), Dolomites, ItalyFedia dam and Marmolata
Research group ski dayResearch group ski day, Beaver Mountain, Utah, February 2014Research group ski day
Measuring flowMeasuring flow, Cub River, Utah, May 2013Measuring flow
Measuring snow density at an NRCS snotel siteMeasuring snow density at an NRCS snotel site, Logan Canyon, February 2013Measuring snow density at an NRCS snotel site
Group snowshoe hikeGroup snowshoe hike up the trail from the snotel site, Logan Canyon, February 2013Group snowshoe hike
Preparing an accoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) to measure flowPreparing an accoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) to measure flow, Bear River, Utah, August 2012Preparing an accoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) to measure flow
Paddling a canoe with ADCP to measure flow at a difficult to access sitePaddling a canoe with ADCP to measure flow at a difficult to access site, Bear River, Utah, August 2012Paddling a canoe with ADCP to measure flow at a difficult to access site
Short hikeShort hike, Angel Island, Great Salt Lake, Utah, August 2011Short hike
Ozonator at water treatment planOzonator at water treatment plan, Point-of-the-Mountain, Utah, August 2011Ozonator at water treatment plan
Water conserving catsWater conserving cats, Logan, Utah, August 2011Water conserving cats
Trying to ski avalanche debrisTrying to ski avalanche debris, Logan Canyon, UT, May 2011Trying to ski avalanche debris
Skiing and floodingSkiing and flooding, Cache Valley, Utah, May 2011Skiing and flooding
Skinning up to …Skinning up to …, Bear River Mountaints, Utah, April 2011Skinning up to …
Discussing fish flow releases with Fremont-Madison Irrigation District general managerDiscussing fish flow releases with Fremont-Madison Irrigation District general manager and Henry's Fork Foundation conservation biologist, Island Park Reservoir, Henry's Fork, Idaho, August 2010Discussing fish flow releases with Fremont-Madison Irrigation District general manager
Center pivot irrigation systems for potato farming. Research group tripCenter pivot irrigation systems for potato farming. Research group trip, Henry's Fork, Idaho, August 2010Center pivot irrigation systems for potato farming. Research group trip
Research group field trip stopResearch group field trip stop, Upper Mesa Falls, Henry's Fork, Idaho, August 2010Research group field trip stop
Canoe campingCanoe camping, Jackson Lake, Wyoming, June 2010Canoe camping
Research group field trip to gateway turbineResearch group field trip to gateway turbine, Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Weber Basin, Utah, May 2010Research group field trip to gateway turbine
Research group visitResearch group visit, Willard Bay Reservoir, Utah, May 2010Research group visit
Backcountry skiing in the Wellsville MtnsBackcountry skiing in the Wellsville Mtns, Logan, Utah, April 2010Backcountry skiing in the Wellsville Mtns
Research group ski tripResearch group ski trip, Beaver Mountain Ski Area, UT, February 2010Research group ski trip
Research group field tripResearch group field trip, Cokeville Meadows Bird Refuge, Wyoming, August 2009Research group field trip
Bicycling from Mountain View, WY back to LoganBicycling from Mountain View, WY back to Logan, , July 2009Bicycling from Mountain View, WY back to Logan
Sea kayakingSea kayaking, Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska, May 2009Sea kayaking
Backcountry ski tracks near Bunchgrass  YurtBackcountry ski tracks near Bunchgrass Yurt, Bear River Mtns, Utah, March 2009Backcountry ski tracks near Bunchgrass  Yurt
Chopping woodChopping wood, Steam Mill Yurt, Bear River Mtns, UT, March 2009Chopping wood
CanoeingCanoeing, Bear River near Benson, Utah, August 2008Canoeing
<i>Ovoo</i> (religious cairn) above Buddhist monasteryOvoo (religious cairn) above Buddhist monastery, Orhon River, Mongolia, April 2008<i>Ovoo</i> (religious cairn) above Buddhist monastery
Morning paddleMorning paddle, Lake Solono, California, December 2006Morning paddle
Tele skiing the Hotlum-Bolum glaciersTele skiing the Hotlum-Bolum glaciers, Mt. Shasta, California, July 2005Tele skiing the Hotlum-Bolum glaciers
Burqa castle and reservoirBurqa castle and reservoir, eastern Badia desert, Jordan, December 2005Burqa castle and reservoir
Remnants of churchesRemnants of churches, Madaba, Jordan, December 2005Remnants of churches
Water truck refilling rooftop tankWater truck refilling rooftop tank, Amman, Jordan, December 2005Water truck refilling rooftop tank
Rappelling a waterfallRappelling a waterfall, Wadi Mujib, Jordan, July 2004Rappelling a waterfall
Tour of waste-water treatment plan with Dr. Samer TaloziTour of waste-water treatment plan with Dr. Samer Talozi, Wadi Musa near Petra, Jordan, July 2004Tour of waste-water treatment plan with Dr. Samer Talozi
Bowling with 3000-yr cannonballsBowling with 3000-yr cannonballs, Shobak Castle, southern Jordan, July 2004Bowling with 3000-yr cannonballs