Southern California Steps In to Save Lake Mead | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Southern California is stepping up to save Lake Mead, pledging to keep 200,000 acre-feet of its Colorado River water in the reservoir this year—funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. This move, backed by decades of water resilience investments, joins two other deals with the Quechan Tribe and Bard Water District, adding 19,000 acre-feet annually by 2027 and 2028. While vital for immediate relief, officials warn these are stopgaps; lasting solutions demand cooperation across all seven Basin states to cut usage and secure water for future generations. 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/baf94fd227389ace