On Tuesday, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation declared for the first time ever that the Lower Colorado River Basin has reached what's called a "Tier 2" shortage, a threshold requiring major water use reductions by several Western states. The bureau has called on states to reduce use by 2 million to 4 million acre feet, and states are scrambling to negotiate a deal before the federal government imposes cuts of its own. |
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