USA WATER COLORADO RIVER

The Biden administration proposes reducing Colorado River water deliveries

epa10585093 The Colorado River waters flow from the Lake Mead Reservoir between the states of Arizona (R) and Nevada toward the Hoover Dam near Boulder, Nevada, USA, 21 April 2023. The Lake Mead water level is set to rise 33 feet higher than expected this year due to healthy snowpack levels in the Upper Colorado River Basin according to the US Bureau of Reclamation. Seven states (California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico) rely on the water provided by the Colorado River which irrigates 5 millions acres of farm lands and on which 40 million people depend. The level of water available has dramatically dropped after years of severe droughts which prompted this month the Biden administration, through the US Bureau of Reclamation, to release an environmental impact statement draft that proposes to shave water deliveries to California, Nevada and Arizona by as much as one-fourth of what they currently receive. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT Colorado River in Nevavda

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