Rivers of the Colorado Plateau
If you would like to learn more about the rivers of the Colorado Plateau, and of matters involving them, we suggest you contact some of the following agencies and organizations. As with any public resource issue, each of us have a responsibility to find out more. NOTICE: Contact information is subject to change at any time and out of our control. Please search online if the information below becomes outdated.
Management Agencies:
- Your local water conservancy agency
- Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional Office Address:
125 South State Street, Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1147 Email:ucbpao@usbr.gov
- Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202-208-3801 Email: blm_ut_so_public_room@blm.gov
Conservation Groups:
- American Rivers, 1101 14th Street NW, Suite 1400, Washington, DC 20005, Toll-free: (877) 347-7550
- Grand Canyon Trust, 2601 N Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, Phone: (928) 774-7488, Email: info@grandcanyontrust.org
- Environmental Defense Fund, PO Box 98051, Washington, DC 20090-8051, Phone: (800) 684-3322
Suggested Reading:
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Water Quality in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network: Water Years 2019-2022 https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/ncpn-water-quality-report-2019-2022.htm
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Riparian Vegetation Response to Flow Modification: Water Management Impacts in Canyonlands National Park https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/ncpn-riparian-vegetation-response.htm
- A River No More: The Colorado River and the West by Philip L. Fradkin
- Cadillac Desert, The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition
- Down the River by Edward Abbey
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