by Mr. Leadville | Aug 20, 2021 | Leadville News
Federal officials declared the first-ever Colorado River water shortage on Monday, a sign of critically low water supplies across a system serving seven western states and Mexico.Lake Mead water level projections for January 2022 will prompt additional water cutbacks...
by Mr. Leadville | Aug 20, 2021 | Leadville News
The cutbacks mark the first time in Lake Mead’s 86-year history that demand for water has eclipsed what federal authorities can safely supply, even in a system where reservoirs store four times more water than what flows annually down the river. The tier-one shortage...
by Mr. Leadville | Aug 20, 2021 | Leadville News
Photo: John Locher (AP)The West’s biggest water supply system is in crisis, with the federal government declaring the first-ever shortage for the Colorado River on Monday. That declaration will trigger cuts for users who rely on Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the...
by Mr. Leadville | Aug 20, 2021 | Leadville News
In accordance with the latest guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Park Service will be requiring employees, the public, and contractors to wear a mask while inside of all National Park Service buildings, as well as in crowded...
by Mr. Leadville | Aug 19, 2021 | Leadville News
For the first time ever, federal water managers took emergency measures in July to prevent the water level from dropping to levels too low to produce power at Glen Canyon dam, which generates electricity for 5 million people across seven western states. Lower water...
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