Colorado River Compact

Two TYLin Projects Win 2024 ACEC National Recognition Awards

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Jeudi, mai 16, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TYLin, a globally recognized full-service infrastructure consulting firm, announces that two TYLin projects have been honored with National Recognition Awards in the 2024 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Awards competition.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TYLin, a globally recognized full-service infrastructure consulting firm, announces that two TYLin projects have been honored with National Recognition Awards in the 2024 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Awards competition.
  • The Great Water Alliance Program in Waukesha, Wisconsin, for the Waukesha Water Utility, was delivered by Greeley and Hansen, A TYLin Company, who served as Program Manager.
  • The National Recognition Award is a prestigious distinction spotlighting projects that demonstrate exceptional engineering excellence at the national level.
  • TYLin and our project partners accepted the awards during the ACEC Awards Program on May 15, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Waukesha’s Great Water Alliance Program Solves Public Health Crisis

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Jeudi, novembre 9, 2023
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This accomplishment marks a defining moment in safeguarding public health, environmental stewardship, and long-term water security for Waukesha’s 72,000 residents.

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  • This accomplishment marks a defining moment in safeguarding public health, environmental stewardship, and long-term water security for Waukesha’s 72,000 residents.
  • It also sets an industry precedent for solving water quality and scarcity challenges in at-risk communities across the Great Lakes region.
  • The Great Water Alliance Program, with its adaptable and forward-thinking approach, set new standards for community engagement, agency collaboration, and engineering excellence.
  • It is not just a water infrastructure project; it’s a groundbreaking model that will influence future water supply initiatives and regional programs.

Colorado River states bought time with a 3-year water conservation deal – now they need to think bigger

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Samedi, mai 27, 2023
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Arizona, California and Nevada have narrowly averted a regional water crisis by agreeing to reduce their use of Colorado River water over the next three years.

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  • Arizona, California and Nevada have narrowly averted a regional water crisis by agreeing to reduce their use of Colorado River water over the next three years.
  • Nonetheless, as a close observer of western water policy, I see it as an important win for the region.
  • Seven western states – Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California – and Mexico rely on water from the Colorado River for irrigation for 5.5 million acres and drinking water for 40 million people.
  • We now know, thanks to tree-ring science, that its framers wildly overestimated how much water the river contained on a reliable basis.

Overallocated and shrinking

    • First, the 1922 Colorado River Compact and other elements of the Law of the River dole out rights to more water than the river provides.
    • Second, a historic drought that commenced in 2000 has caused water levels in the reservoirs to plummet by 75%.
    • Third, climate change has reduced the flow in the river by more than 1 million acre-feet.
    • The message to states was clear: If you can’t reach a consensus, we’ll act to protect the river.

Will payments promote long-term conservation?

    • The states have agreed to reduce their consumption of Colorado River water by 3 million acre-feet by 2026, which represents about 14% of their combined allocations.
    • This pact temporarily protects water supplies for cities, farmers and tribes.
    • I expect that water reallocation, with water moving from lower-value to higher-value uses, will play a key role.
    • Water marketing – negotiating voluntary sales or leases of water – is a tool to facilitate that transition.

Negotiation, not litigation

    • These discussions will be more painful because federal funding will expire and cuts will be more severe.
    • Thus far, the Upper Basin states – Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico – have not had to endure significant water use cuts.
    • But litigation is a lengthy, costly process fraught with uncertainty.

Governor Polis and Water Education Colorado Launch Water ’22 Initiative to Implore Coloradans to Conserve and Protect Water Amidst Historic Drought, Fires

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Mercredi, janvier 26, 2022
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Spring snowmelt, the primary contributor to Colorado streamflows and water supplies, is being sapped by ultra-dry soils in the state's watersheds.

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  • Spring snowmelt, the primary contributor to Colorado streamflows and water supplies, is being sapped by ultra-dry soils in the state's watersheds.
  • From the Western Slope to the Eastern Plains to southern Colorado, our economy depends on water, said Colorado Governor Polis.
  • Together with Water Education Colorado, Im asking everyone to conserve and protect Colorado waters for today and for future generations.
  • Water 22 encourages Coloradans to learn more about the states water, starting with knowing where their water comes from to foster a sense of connection to the source.