A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a feasibility study on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam, and for other purposes.

Key Points

• Senator Lee introduced a bill that requires the Department of the Interior to study a new water system for the Glen Canyon Dam. The study will look at a 'selective water withdrawal system,' which allows workers to choose what depth they pull water from in Lake Powell.
• The main goals of the new system are to create more steady hydropower electricity and to better control water temperatures. It also aims to stop invasive fish species from passing through the dam and spreading into other parts of the Colorado River.
• The study must be finished within 18 months. If the study shows the project is possible and the local power companies agree, the government can move forward with building the new system.
• The federal government will pay for the study using taxpayer money, and these funds do not have to be paid back. This plan is meant to work alongside existing rules for how Lake Powell and Lake Mead are managed.

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