https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/10/26/colorado-river-plan-cuts-lake-mead-powell/

Enough water likely will fill the Colorado River’s two major reservoirs for the next three years to stave off a hydroelectric power failure and other worst-case scenarios, federal officials said Wednesday.

The declaration is based on unexpectedly heavy snowfall in the Rocky Mountains last winter and states’ commitments to reduce water use. Analysts with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation relied on promised cuts by water users and data collected in June to redo forecasts for Lake Mead and Lake Powell, finding slim chances that water levels in the two reservoirs would fall beneath critical elevations before the end of 2026.