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Historic Water Shortages Prompt Government Restrictions in Colorado River Basin
2013-08-16 21:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Water users in the parched Southwest U.S. were just hit with a devastating warning. Due to water shortages in the Colorado River Basin, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation today announced first-ever cutbacks in water releases to the rivers lower basin, which could mean reduced water deliveries to Nevada and Arizona as early as next year. The decision, triggered by historically low water levels in one of the rivers key reservoirs, Lake Powell in Utah, is unprecedented and significant. It caps...
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