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Biden Admin Proposes Reducing Water Supply From Colorado River Basin Amid Drought

The Biden administration has proposed a federal mandate to reduce the supply of water to 40 million Americans who live in western states dependent on the Colorado River Basin to address long-term severe drought and low run-off conditions.

The actions were part of a draft report by the Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) Bureau of Reclamation.

The draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement proposes to revise the current guidelines for the near-term operation of Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams.

According to the DOI, the move forms part of the Biden administration’s efforts to invest in climate change resilience for the Colorado River Basin and all the communities that rely on it.

The draft report explores different alternatives to ensure continued water deliveries and hydropower production for the 40 million Americans who depend on the river system.

Two man-made reservoirs along the Utah–Arizona border, Lake Powell and Lake Mead, have dropped to dangerously low levels, nearing the so-called dead pool levels, which threaten water supplies and the hydropower-generated electricity for tens of millions of Americans.

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/biden-admin-proposes-reducing-water-supply-colorado-river-basin-amid-drought