Colorado River Faces System Crash Without Bold Water Cuts
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New research warns the Colorado River Basin is approaching a 'system crash' unless states dramatically curb water use. With Lake Mead around 1,049 feet (975 ft is a critical threshold) and Lake Powell’s outflows reduced, buffer storage could quickly vanish, threatening urban supplies and especially agriculture in the Lower Basin. The study argues current negotiations aren’t enough and calls for substantial mandatory cuts across Nevada, California and Arizona, potential upstream-downstream rebalancing, and possible Supreme Court action as drought and climate pressures intensify.
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- Killing Lake Powell Won’t Save the Colorado River Bloomberg
- Lake Powell is barely above the danger line, and another dry winter could bring devastating consequences for 40 million people Yahoo
- Latest Colorado River proposal is disappointing, some officials say. Here’s why. The Colorado Sun
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