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Due in part to cannabis [[water theft]], the Colorado River is drying up.
 
Due in part to cannabis [[water theft]], the Colorado River is drying up.
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The Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner announced in June 2022 that the Colorado River "basin required 2 to 4 million acre-feet in conservation in 2023 to stabilize the river’s largest reservoirs."<ref>https://www.kunc.org/environment/2022-09-30/federal-officials-set-their-sights-on-lower-colorado-river-evaporation-to-speed-up-conservation</ref>  The federal government is putting pressure on states, particularly [[Arizona]] and perhaps [[California]], to conserve more.
 
== 2022 Drought ==
 
== 2022 Drought ==
 
In August 2022, for the first time a "Tier 2" shortage was declared for the first time.<ref name="Fox">https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/lake-mead-lake-powell-colorado-river-water-cuts-drought</ref>  As a result releases from the "Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams, which created Lakes Powell and Mead, will be reduced again in 2023 due to declining reservoir levels."<ref name="Fox"/>
 
In August 2022, for the first time a "Tier 2" shortage was declared for the first time.<ref name="Fox">https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/lake-mead-lake-powell-colorado-river-water-cuts-drought</ref>  As a result releases from the "Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams, which created Lakes Powell and Mead, will be reduced again in 2023 due to declining reservoir levels."<ref name="Fox"/>
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