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Reclamation releases updated projections of Colorado River system conditions
The Bureau of Reclamation today released updated modeling projections of major reservoir levels within the Colorado River system over the next five years. These projections are used by Reclamation and water users in the basin for future wat...
Peoria assures residents city is prepared for drought
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation declared a Tier I Colorado River water shortage, leaving many Peoria residents questioning what this means for their water supply. ...
Anticipating Drought Cutbacks, Creating Incentives To Pay For Water Could Help Shortages
For more than 20 years, the western U.S. has been experiencing a megadrought scientists say is the second-worst in the past 1,200 years....
Lake Mead – The Largest Reservoir in the United States – Drops to a Record Low
Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States and part of a system that supplies water to at least 40 million people across seven states and northern Mexico. It stands today at its lowest level since Franklin Delano Roosevelt was ...
Colorado River Forecasts Not a Crystal Ball
Computer models inform key decisions in the Colorado River basin. But they cannot predict the future....