It’s not news that large parts of the West’s water supply are drying up vis-a-vis the Colorado River.
A prolonged drought and rising temperatures have reduced lakes Powell and Mead, major reservoirs along the Colorado River that serve Arizona, to 29% and 32% full respectively as of Oct. 5, according to the website of the Central Arizona Project.
Experts agree overconsumption of the river’s dwindling resources is a big contributor to the problem of diminishing supply.