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Associated Press
Crisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado RiverHydroelectric turbines may stop turning. Las Vegas and Phoenix may be forced to restrict water usage or growth. Farmers might cease growing some crops, leaving fields of...
KUNC
Under federal pressure, Colorado River water managers face unprecedented call for conservationColorado River water managers are facing a monumental task. Federal officials have given leaders in seven Western states a new charge — to commit to an unprecedented amount of conservation...
Arizona Daily Star
Feds announce short-term cut in Colorado River water for ArizonaThe U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Tuesday it will step up the level of cuts in Colorado River deliveries in 2023, due to continuing water level declines at Lake Mead.
City of Phoenix
City of Phoenix Statement on Colorado River ShortageToday, the United States Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”) declared a Tier 2a shortage for the Colorado River in 2023. While this reflects accelerating declines in Colorado River...
Arizona Republic
A deeper water shortage on Lake Mead is hardly the worst thing we're facingOpinion: The 2023 water shortage may be painful, but we could enact every previously agreed cut and it would not be enough to save Lake Mead. We must do more.
Fox 10
Winners, losers in Colorado River water cuts for Western statesPeople in Arizona and Nevada won’t face bans on watering their lawns or washing their cars despite water shortages on the Colorado River.
Arizona Republic
Apparently, the plan to save a tanking Lake Mead and Lake Powell is 'stay tuned'Opinion: The feds talked tough about stepping in to save Lake Mead and Lake Powell if states could not agree to cuts. But was that just an empty threat?
Arizona Republic
Arizona loses one-fifth of its Colorado River allocation under new federal drought planThe federal government will impose deeper cuts on the drought-stricken Colorado River, officials said on Tuesday, reducing water deliveries to Arizona by one-fifth starting in January.
Axios
Colorado River shortage leads to major water cuts in ArizonaArizona will have to reduce its Colorado River water usage by 592,000 acre-feet next year, or 21% of its total allotment, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Tuesday.
City of Mesa
City of Mesa Maintains Stage One Water Shortage Following U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Following August 24-Month StudyThe City of Mesa maintains its Stage One Water Shortage status following an announcement by the United States Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) that Lake Mead will be at a Tier 2a shortage by January...
