The Colorado River Basin: What’s wrong and what’s needed to make it right

Photo caption: Lake Mead has dipped to record low water levels. Michael Vi – Shutterstock. Article by Will Sarni. Greenbiz – August 26, 2021. 

On Aug. 16, the U.S. federal government declared a Colorado River water shortage for the first time. This unprecedented action was triggered by the precipitous drop in Lake Mead’s water level: It’s at 1,067 feet above sea level, or about 35 percent full. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation expects the lake’s water level to remain about 1,066 feet above sea level into 2022 […]

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