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Colorado River Crisis Hits Lower Basin | San Antonio News
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The feds are rolling out a new emergency plan for the Colorado River, slashing water allocations for Arizona, California, and Nevada as the river teeters on collapse. While upper basin states get temporary relief, lower basin states face steep consequences: higher bills, groundwater dependence, and shuttered farms. With reservoirs at record lows and decades of drought and overuse, the Bureau of Reclamation will manage water releases from Lake Powell every two years for the next decade — a stopgap until a permanent fix is forged across seven U.S. states, Mexico, and tribal nations.
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