Increased snowpack in the Rockies made last year a solid one for Colorado River levels. But scientists predict Lake Mead will go back down.
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The budget includes nearly $400 million for major construction projects across the valley aimed at improving the resiliency and capacity of the valley’s water system.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority is evaluating whether changes need to be made to its lowest intake straw in order to protect water quality as Lake Mead continues to shrink.
Two competing proposals to achieve federally mandated cuts to Colorado River water use are on the table, but agreement between states has remained elusive.
One of the Colorado River’s two major reservoirs is expected to collect better than average runoff this year, thanks to an unusually wet La Niña pattern that dropped a deluge of snow up and down the basin.
Three jurisdictions that provide water to valley customers are investigating more cases with more inspectors and assessing more fines than ever before.
Lake Mead is 29 percent full, the lowest level since it was originally filled more than 80 years ago