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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....
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 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...
Yes, we're facing a water shortage on the Colorado River. No, it's not yet a crisis
Opinion: A Tier 1 water shortage on Lake Mead might sound scary, but it's not the problem we should be worrying about....
Water cutbacks coming to Arizona
The "bathtub ring" at Lake Mead has become a familiar sight. The water level in the lake is the lowest it has been since the Hoover Dam, which created the lake, was built in the 1930s. Those low levels have been decades in the making....