United States officials declared the first-ever water shortage for the Colorado River, an arterial waterway that serves 40 million people in the country’s west, and called on the population it serves to reduce their usage next year.
Water levels at the largest reservoir on the Colorado River – Lake Mead – have fallen to record lows, authorities said on Monday. Water basins along the river supply household water, irrigation for farms and hydropower to Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and parts of Mexico.
Along the perimeter of Lake Mead, a white “bathtub ring” of minerals outlines where the highwater line once stood, underscoring the acute water challenges for a region facing a growing population and drought being worsened by hotter, drier weather brought on by climate change.
States, cities, farmers and others have diversified their water sources over the years, helping soften the blow of the upcoming cuts. ...
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