Date Published
August 15, 2022
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Summary
An extraordinary drought in the West in drying up the Colorado River and draining the nation's largest reservoirs - Lake Mead and Lake Powell. And amid the overuse of the river and the aridification of the region, the federal government is implementing new mandatory water cuts and asking states to devise a plan to save the water basin.
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Reference Information
Nilsen, E., and R. Ramirez. 2022. New water cuts coming for Southwest as Colorado River falls into Tier 2 shortage. Published August 16. Available at: Article on CNN website. Accessed April 3, 2023.
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