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Low levels on the Colorado River: What it means for you
The Colorado River is running low. Battered by 20 years of drought, flows have been consistently dropping in the river that 40 million people depend upon. The water level in Lake Mead is the ...
As Colorado River Basin states confront water shortages, it’s time to focus on reducing demand
The U.S. government announced its first-ever water shortage declaration for the Colorado River on Aug. 16, 2021, triggering future cuts in the amount of water states will be allowed to draw from the river. The ...
Reclamation announces 2022 operating conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead
The Bureau of Reclamation today released the Colorado River Basin August 2021 24-Month Study. This month’s study projections are used to set annual operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead in 2022. Releases from these massive reservoirs are...
First-ever water shortage on the Colorado River will bring cuts for Arizona farmers
The federal government on Monday declared a first-ever water shortage on the Colorado River, announcing mandatory cutbacks next year that will bring challenges for Arizona farmers and reduce the water allotments of Nevada and Mexico....
First CAP shortage for Colorado River declared; more cuts may be coming soon
As expected, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials on Monday declared the Colorado River’s first shortage in Central Arizona Project deliveries for 2022 — a shortage that will have the greatest impacts on Pinal County farmers and none on cit...