WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. John Curtis issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) celebrated the Senate passage of their bipartisan bill, the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act (https://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Snow-Water-Supply-Forecasting-Program-Reauthorization-Act.pdf), to help better predict and measure water supply to manage drought in the West. Despite the heavy precipitation Utah has seen in recent days, Utah, Colorado, and the entire West are experiencing a historic 1,200-year drought, causing Utah's snowpack to reach record lows this past year.
"Water is one of the defining challenges facing Utah and the West, and we nee...