Power generation on the Colorado is drying up
Glen Canyon Dam produces just 70% of the power it normally does and may fall to zero if Lake Powell keeps dropping.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Glen Canyon Dam, on the Colorado River in northern AZ, on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.