HCM 2009 Summary

• Urges Congress to fund a technological and feasibility study for a diversion dam and pipeline to harvest floodwater from the Mississippi River and redirect it to replenish the Colorado River.

• Identifies critical water shortages in Lake Powell and Lake Mead due to the Colorado Basin's nineteenth year of severe drought, with reservoir levels potentially reaching critically low elevations by 2026.

• Notes that Lake Mead at 895 feet elevation can no longer provide water, and declining below 1,050 feet would significantly reduce hydropower generation at Hoover Dam.

• References successful floodwater harvesting efforts in Denver, Colorado and notes that the Mississippi River loses vast quantities of water to the Gulf of Mexico during wet years and flood events.

• Directs the Arizona Secretary of State to transmit copies to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, governors of Mississippi River states, and all Arizona members of Congress.