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At shrinking Lake Mead, a new coalition says status quo on Colorado River is failing
With the concrete towers of Hoover Dam in the background and the depleted waters of the nation’s largest reservoir below, an unlikely group of allies — conservation activists, businesspeople and officials representing cities and farming com...
Severe drought threatens Hoover dam reservoir – and water for US west
The wellspring of Lake Mead created by the dam’s blocking of the Colorado River has plummeted to an historic low as states in the west face hefty cuts in their water supplies....
Reclamation releases additional 5-year projections to support drought response planning efforts in the Colorado River Basin
As one element of the ongoing implementation of the 2019 Drought Contingency Plans for the Colorado River Basin, the Bureau of Reclamation today released additional 5-year projections on the Colorado River System based on June 2021 conditio...
SRP Reservoirs Prepared for Drought as 2021 Runoff Season Ends at Second Driest on Record
Despite experiencing the second driest runoff season on record, Salt River Project reservoirs are prepared to meet the Valley’s demand for water this year and into the future....
Lawmakers missed a $200 million opportunity to slow Arizona's shrinking water supply
Opinion: You'd think that spending $200 million on water would make a huge difference for Arizona. But, sadly, it probably won't....