Southern California and the state as a whole could see dramatic reductions in allocations of Colorado River water under proposals by the federal government.
“Both include significant supply cuts that would hurt Metropolitan and our partners across the basin,'' Hagekhalil said in a statement.
The region's wet winter has temporarily eased drought conditions, but the federal analysis is based on the likelihood of a return to extended dry conditions such as those that occurred in recent years, resulting in unprecedented declines in Lake Mead and Lake Powell. “Drought conditions in the Colorado River Basin have been two decades in the making,” Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton said in a statement. “To meet this moment, we must continue to work together, through a commitment to protecting the river, leading with science and a shared understanding that unprecedented conditions require new solutions.”
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