Water cuts loom as US unveils long-awaited response to Colorado river crisis
A bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water line of Lake Mead near Hoover Dam on 30 June 2026, near Boulder City, Nevada. Photograph: John Locher/APView image in fullscreenA bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water line of Lake Mead near Hoover Dam on 30 June 2026, near Boulder City, Nevada. It comes just months before the framework that currently governs the essential and imperiled waterway is set to expire.40:54The western US is running out of water.
- ▪A bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water line of Lake Mead near Hoover Dam on 30 June 2026, near Boulder City, Nevada.
- ▪Photograph: John Locher/APView image in fullscreenA bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water line of Lake Mead near Hoover Dam on 30 June 2026, near Boulder City, Nevada.
- ▪It comes just months before the framework that currently governs the essential and imperiled waterway is set to expire.40:54The western US is running out of water.
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A bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water line of Lake Mead near Hoover Dam on 30 June 2026, near Boulder City, Nevada. Photograph: John Locher/APView image in fullscreenA bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water line of Lake Mead near Hoover Dam on 30 June 2026, near Boulder City, Nevada. Photograph: John Locher/APUS newsWater cuts loom as US unveils long-awaited response to Colorado river crisisFederal government plan outlines cuts to California, Arizona and Nevada but fix is likely to be only temporaryGabrielle Canon and agenciesFri 31 Jul 2026 13.38 EDTLast modified on Fri 31 Jul 2026 13.39 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe US government released its anxiously awaited plan for how to manage the Colorado river crisis on Friday, outlining cuts in water…
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