Forecast predicts 2018 shortage for Lake Mead
4/11/2017 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Arizona
California
Colorado
New Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Start Date: 1/20/2017
- End Date: 12/31/2017
Despite the deep snowpack in Colorado as of April 2017, the Colorado River basin still faces a 50 percent chance of water shortage in 2018 because demand exceeds supply in the basin.
Las Vegas Sun (Nev.), April 11, 2017
Despite deepening snowpack in the Rockies and Sierra Nevada, this year’s first official water forecast for the Colorado River foresees a possible federal shortage declaration in 2018. Lake Mead’s elevation is expected to dip about 9 feet by the end of 2017, leaving it inches below the 1,075 feet shortage mark, which would result in cuts in water deliveries to Nevada and Arizona.
Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nev.), Jan. 20, 2017
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