Alex Hager
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Just downstream, Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, also hit a historic low last week.
The records are that the most important thing is.
The result of drought, climate change, and steady demand for Colorado River water.
Policymakers are trying to agree on a new plan to rein in demand for the river over the next two years.
It's expected to be released in the coming weeks.
For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix.
The Colorado River Reservoir covers parts of Utah and northern Arizona.
If the water level drops much lower, it could force the shutdown of hydropower turbines that send electricity to about five million people.
If it drops further, the dam could have trouble sending water downstream at all, jeopardizing the supply for major cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles.
Just downstream, Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, also hit a historic low last week.
The records are that the most important thing is the most important.
The result of drought, climate change, and steady demand for Colorado River water.
Policymakers are trying to agree on a new plan to rein in demand for the river over the next two years.
It's expected to be released in the coming weeks.
For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix.
The Hoover Dam straddles the Arizona-Nevada border and holds back water from the Colorado River to create the reservoir.
Its water flows to big cities like Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix, plus a massive agriculture industry that puts produce on grocery shelves across the country.
Climate change and drought have been cutting into those backup supplies for about 26 years, and policymakers have struggled to respond with a plan that reigns in demand.
The federal government has
has been working on a deal with California, Arizona, and Nevada to cut back on the amount of water flowing to those states.
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