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Arizona, Nevada face cuts in water supply
8/19/2019 12:00:00 AM



CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Arizona
California
Colorado
New Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming

Start Date: 8/15/2019 -  
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced that Arizona and Nevada will face cuts in allocations from Lake Mead in 2020 because the reservoir is anticipated to fall below 1,090 feet above sea level on Jan. 1. Arizona, a junior water use, will receive about 7 percent or 192,000 acre-feet less, while Nevada gets 3 percent less, amounting to 9,000 acre-feet going unused. Santa Fe New Mexican (N.M.), Aug. 16, 2019
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