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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 | + | 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. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[category:water]] | [[category:water]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:14, December 21, 2022
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 downstream of the Hoover Dam.[1] Seven states are affected by the water crisis.