DSW prepares for possible first water shortage declaration
Water reservoirs projected to sink to historic lows in coming months
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY/NCB) - Man-made lakes, which millions of people in the American West depend on for drinking water, are predetermined to sink to historic lows this upcoming summer.
Depleted levels could trigger the federal government s first-ever official water shortage declaration. Such an action would force cuts in both Arizona and Nevada.
This warning comes from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The bureau released projections this week forecasting less water from the Colorado River will cascade down from the Rocky Mountains through Lake Powell and Lake Mead, ultimately threatening the supply of water cities and agricultural communities rely on.
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