Feds’ plan for depleted Colorado River helps Powell but hurts Mead
If the federal government goes through with its proposal to cut Colorado River releases from Lake Powell, water users in Arizona, California and Nevada won’t feel it this year — but Lake Mead will. Due to what some observers call an accounting trick, the reduced releases from Lake Powell wouldn’t translate into immediate cuts or deeper water shortages for the three Lower Basin states. Instead, the Interior Department’s plan would lower the already depleted Lake Mead to prop up the even more depleted Lake Powell…
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