20-06-2024 20:26 via ocregister.com

Nevada leads as 40-year low is reached in Colorado River water use

Alan Halaly | (TNS) Las Vegas Review-Journal
Efforts to stretch the overused Colorado River appear to be working: The total amount of water used across Nevada, California and Arizona is the lowest it’s been in 40 years.
That’s for myriad reasons, including a good snowpack year allowing for more use of groundwater, increased conservation efforts and millions of dollars in Inflation Reduction Act funding to incentivize farmers to use less water.
“Congratulations to the
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