{"id":33,"date":"2023-03-09T11:04:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T17:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/colorado\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2025-12-02T13:32:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:32:24","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/colorado\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-mini-bar wp-block-post-title\">Overview<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-intro\">This module looks at the key issues, players, and rules of the game within the Colorado River Basin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-753ab9f4 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-contrast-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bf74125e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:0.5rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--button-shadow)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Overview of the Colorado River Study\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QWdaDkbBFVM?list=PLJthUV6firodYNrIYjcxPlttQS2886P9n\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview of the Colorado River Study<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Economics professor Bradford Barham, PhD, outlines his team&#8217;s study of Colorado River conditions and policy, providing a vital assessment of the current crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-contrast-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bf74125e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:0.5rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--button-shadow)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Grand Bargain - 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