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City of Mesa Maintains Stage One Water Shortage Following U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Following August 24-Month Study
The 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 2023....
Arizona loses one-fifth of its Colorado River allocation under new federal drought plan
The 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....
Colorado River shortage leads to major water cuts in Arizona
Arizona 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....
Big changes are coming for the Colorado River soon—and they could get messy
The seven states that rely on the river for water need to come up with a way to cut about 25 percent of their use next year. That’s an enormous task....
If states agree to Colorado River water cuts (which is iffy), they may not be big enough
Opinion: Even if states agree to use 2 million acre-feet less water, the minimum suggested to prop up Lake Mead and Lake Powell, that won't fix things. We'll be back to do more....