The Colorado River Crisis: Options and Proposals for Water Allotments and Cuts.
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The US Bureau of Reclamation has presented two options for preventing the Colorado River's depleted reservoirs from falling to critically low levels, saying it could either impose cuts across the Southwest by following the water-rights priority system or by using an across-the-board percentage. The reductions, if adopted, could affect cities and farming areas in California, Arizona and Nevada. The river's largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, have declined dramatically during 23 years of drought intensified by climate change.
- U.S. lays out options on Colorado River crisis Los Angeles Times
- White House Proposes Evenly Cutting Water Allotments from Colorado River The New York Times
- Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other major cities could face huge water cuts in feds' proposed plan to save the Colorado River CNN
- A year of Arizona's wet weather made a big dent in drought conditions – but how much? FOX 10 News Phoenix
- In Colorado River talks, still no agreement about water cuts The Associated Press
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