People in Arizona and Nevada won’t face bans on watering their lawns or washing their cars despite water shortages on the Colorado River
A buoy sits high and dry on cracked earth previously under the waters of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Boulder City, Nev., on June 28, 2022. Federal officials on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, are expected to announce water cuts that would further reduce how much Colorado River water some users in the seven U.S. states reliant on the river and Mexico receive.
Along the reservoirs' edge,"bathtub rings” of minerals outline where the high water line once stood, highlighting the challenges the West is facing as a ‘megadrought’ tightens it grip on the region.WHICH STATES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE CUTS? California has been spared from cuts because it has more senior water rights than Arizona and Nevada.
Western water suppliers have planned for such shortages by diversifying and conserving their water supply. Still, regular cuts amid intensifying drought that is depleting reservoirs faster than scientists predicted will make it harder to plan for the future. Additional cuts will be triggered when projected levels sink to 1,045 and 1,025 feet . At a certain point, water levels could drop so low that water can no longer be pumped from the reservoir.Lake Powell’s levels are also falling and extraordinary steps have been taken to keep water in the reservoir on the Arizona-Utah border.
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