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The '''Bureau of Reclamation''' is the federal agency that has mismanaged the [[Colorado River]] water use, which is essential to several southwestern states.

The '''Bureau of Reclamation''' is the federal agency that has mismanaged the [[Colorado River]] water use, which is essential to several southwestern states.

In December 2022, a Colorado River conference tried to assess the rapidly vanishing water in the southwest, which included discussing the risk of a dead pool scenario whereby water would no longer flow to the [[Hoover Dam]].<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/growing-fears-dead-pool-colorado-130053263.html</ref>  Seven states are affected by the water crisis.

In December 2022, a Colorado River conference tried to assess the rapidly vanishing water in the southwest, which included discussing the risk of a dead pool scenario whereby water would no longer flow downstream of the [[Hoover Dam]].<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/growing-fears-dead-pool-colorado-130053263.html</ref>  Seven states are affected by the water crisis.

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