Washington Times · Oct 29, 2022
Biden administration offers plans — including doing nothing — for drought-starved Colorado River
FILE - A bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water line of Lake Mead near water intakes on the Arizona side of Hoover Dam at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area Sunday, June 26, 2022, near Boulder City, ...The Bureau of Reclamation, part of the Department of the Interior, has announced three options to protect the Colorado River by limiting releases from the Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams.
Reservoirs like Lake Mead have continued to plummet from a years-long drought, with a lack of runoff, rain and snowmelt exacerbating the water level’s decline. The water drop affects both irrigation and the use of the dams for hydroelectric power.