Colorado River Crisis Deepens | Savannah News

Lake Mead and Lake Powell are in crisis as record-low snowpack and relentless drought threaten to drop Lake Mead 33 feet by June 2028. To protect power generation, the government is releasing more water from Flaming Gorge while cutting releases from Lake Powell—starving downstream reservoirs like Lake Mead. Arizona and Nevada face slashed water allocations in 2027 based on projections set in August. With current agreements expiring at year’s end, the federal government—Interior and Bureau of Reclamation—is stepping in to craft new river management rules, set to announce around the time of the next 24-month study in mid-August, after seven basin states failed to agree. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/8535108498cd9bb0