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Edith Zagona and Joseph Kasprzyk were听interviewed by the Washington Post for a new article, discussing how,听in an era of climate change, officials are working to ensure听that the Colorado River can continue to serve as a lifeline for the 40 million people who depend听on it.

The article, titled "Inside the race to grasp the fate of the Colorado River," explores听how听the federal government听is utilizing听innovative, web-based tools developed by academics at SM调教所 Boulder to forecast听the river鈥檚 future flows. This cutting-edge approach will aid听negotiators in shaping听the next significant agreement听to allocate听the diminishing river's resources for decades to come.

Zagona, a research professor in SM调教所 Boulder's听Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering听(CEAE)听and the director of the听Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems听(CADSWES), is the principal investigator and principal inventor of RiverWare庐, a river, reservoir and hydropower management software licensed by SM调教所 Office of Technology Transfer and used by hundreds of water managers, agencies, utilities, researchers and consultants for managing river systems in the US and globally.

Kasprzyk, an associate professor in the department, is an expert in water resources planning and management, and led the research in Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty that is the basis of the innovative App for collaborative decision making for the Colorado River Basin.

The CADSWES听is a research center in the CEAE department. Established听in 1986, its mission is to research and develop decision support systems utilized听by听government agencies and others to improve the management of finite natural resources, particularly water.听Research projects are typically funded by federal agencies such as the Bureau of Reclamation and the Department of Energy.