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Cool Mix Paused as Lake Powell Dries | Mesa News
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has paused its “cool mix” program — which used colder water from Lake Powell to curb invasive smallmouth bass spawning — due to record-low reservoir levels threatening hydropower generation. While the program, costing millions in lost energy, had successfully suppressed bass reproduction for two years and protected native humpback chubs and trout fisheries, its absence this summer could unleash a bass breeding boom, endangering ecosystems. Conservationists and anglers are alarmed, as officials now explore alternatives like barrier construction and increased bass…
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