Currently, 9 Western states face different levels of drought; and things don't seem to be getting any better.
Lake Mead sources around 10 percent of its water from local precipitation and groundwater in a year, while the remaining 90 percent comes from snowmelt in the Rocky Mountains that reaches the Colorado River watershed through Lake Powell, Glen Canyon, and the Grand Canyon. USBR and different agencies tap into the Colorado River basin to source water and power for nearly 40 million people; the basin also provides 4 to 5 million acres of farmland in the Southwest.
Lake Powell, 385 miles from Lake Mead, is also filled to just 27 percent capacity, while the entire Colorado River system is at a 35 percent level. As expected, water sources are currently away from reaching their full potential. Hence the state water allocations will be renegotiated in 2023, and they could be cut in 2022, USBR announced in 2021. Over the course of the next 18 months, the states that source water from the Colorado River basin are to reduce water usage by 2 million to 4 million acre-feet, according toBe the first to read our latest stories, analysis, and trend-spotting on tech from every corner on earth.
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