Drop us a note at tips@coloradosun.com. hbbd``b`$WX)! According to Jay Lund, vice director for the Center for Watershed Sciences and a professor at the University of California, the long-term average use in the lower Colorado River Basin exceeds the long-term flow of water, meaning the only solution is to "substantially reduce water use" in the basin. Significant amounts of snowfall over the winter of 20102011 meant more water for Lake Powell, and this effect lasted into the spring of 2012. google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; Today is day 151 of 365 for the Water Year 2023. Lake Powell advenir at the oaks resident portal