Will the Colorado River dry up? What we know about looming water cuts
The seven states that rely on the Colorado River must come up with a plan to cut 2 to 4 million acre-feet of water use. By mid-August. And if they don’t, the federal Bureau of Reclamation will act for them. It’s a massive amount of water to find in a short amount of time. And there are more questions than answers about what this entails. But let’s walk through what we know. Could the Colorado River dry up? Maybe. Depending on how you define “dry up.”
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