an ongoing and severe drought in the Colorado River basin(passive) are also influenced byWater levels in Lake Mead
Over the past decade , however , widespread drought , and growing regional water usagehas causedwater levels of Lake Mead to drop
declining input from the Colorado River(passive) caused byLower water levels in Lake Mead
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water trapped by the Hoover Dam(passive) Created byLake Mead Water Level Dropping
over - allocation of Colorado River water and 19 years of drought(passive) caused byLake Mead ’s water levels
such a slight temperature increasecould have causedlower water levels in Lake Mead
rules created 100 years when 80 % of the nation 's population lived on farms(passive) are caused byLake Mead 's dropping water levels
The good news is DCP is good for all of uspreventingLake Mead water levels from dropping
In recognition of these increasing risks , Arizona , California , Nevada , and Mexico have worked together in recent yearsto ... contributewater to Lake Mead
an official shortage declaration(passive) triggered byan official shortage declaration
a shortage declaration in the lower basintriggersa shortage declaration in the lower basin
to Statewide Water Limits CaliforniaCould Leadto Statewide Water Limits California
a first ever shortage declaration on the Lower Colorado Riverwould triggera first ever shortage declaration on the Lower Colorado River
a shortage declaration under a sweeping interstate pact signed in December 2007would triggera shortage declaration under a sweeping interstate pact signed in December 2007
a first - ever federal shortage declaration on Jan. 1 , 2019would triggera first - ever federal shortage declaration on Jan. 1 , 2019
the drought restrictionstriggeringthe drought restrictions
restrictions in water use by Arizona and Nevada next yearwould triggerrestrictions in water use by Arizona and Nevada next year
to drop below 1965 marksetto drop below 1965 mark
restrictions if restrictions remained that low at the start of any yearwould triggerrestrictions if restrictions remained that low at the start of any year
delivery cutbackswould triggerdelivery cutbacks
detente in Arizona feud EPApromptdetente in Arizona feud EPA
in a major decline in power generation at Hoover Dam ... affecting supply and cost of power for consumers in three states , including Californiawill resultin a major decline in power generation at Hoover Dam ... affecting supply and cost of power for consumers in three states , including California
water cutbacks in less than two yearscould triggerwater cutbacks in less than two years
disruptive mandatory cutbacks in water usewould triggerdisruptive mandatory cutbacks in water use
25 - 35 percent hydroelectric power generation cutbackswill cause25 - 35 percent hydroelectric power generation cutbacks
a first - ever declaration of a shortagewould triggera first - ever declaration of a shortage
a shortage in the next calendar yearwill triggera shortage in the next calendar year
water rationing throughout the regionwould triggerwater rationing throughout the region
detente in arizona feud wwwwsjcom / articles / falling - lake - mead - water - levels - prompt - detente - in - arizona - feud-1530961201promptdetente in arizona feud wwwwsjcom / articles / falling - lake - mead - water - levels - prompt - detente - in - arizona - feud-1530961201
water - supply shortage if it does n't recover bywould triggerwater - supply shortage if it does n't recover by
a shortage ... requiring drastic cuts in consumptioncould triggera shortage ... requiring drastic cuts in consumption
an 11 % supply shortage to Arizona and 4 % to Nevadawould triggeran 11 % supply shortage to Arizona and 4 % to Nevada
rationing on the lower river under a 2007 drought planwould triggerrationing on the lower river under a 2007 drought plan
mandatory water cutbacks to lower Colorado basin states when Tier 1 water restrictions kick intriggersmandatory water cutbacks to lower Colorado basin states when Tier 1 water restrictions kick in
the first action under shortage criteria established in 2007 by former Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthornewould triggerthe first action under shortage criteria established in 2007 by former Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne
to Arizona water limits Woodcould leadto Arizona water limits Wood
record lowsare already settingrecord lows
shallow areascreatingshallow areas
cuts until rain staved off a day of reckoningwould triggercuts until rain staved off a day of reckoning
reductions in water deliveries to Arizona , Nevada and Mexicowould triggerreductions in water deliveries to Arizona , Nevada and Mexico
automatic water restrictionstriggersautomatic water restrictions
drastic reductions to Arizonawould triggerdrastic reductions to Arizona
restrictions on the amount of water that can be taken from ittriggersrestrictions on the amount of water that can be taken from it
even greater shock to the Southwest cities , tribes and farmers who depend on itwould causeeven greater shock to the Southwest cities , tribes and farmers who depend on it
water curtailmentstriggerswater curtailments
mandatory diversion reductions — which will hit Arizona agriculture particularly hardwould triggermandatory diversion reductions — which will hit Arizona agriculture particularly hard
an automatic reduction in water allocations for downstream communitieswould triggeran automatic reduction in water allocations for downstream communities