A Nevada congresswoman has revealed Lake Mead is approaching ‘crunch time’, amid severe drought that could cause an unprecedented crisis in the state.
Lake Mead on the iconic Colorado River supplies drinking water to millions of people, and is currently under a Tier-1 shortage, hit historically low levels in 2022.
Most recent projections see the lake reaching below those historic levels by the summer of 2027, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
According to Democratic Rep. Susie Lee, time was running out for a seven-state deal to be struck as current rules in place for the river look to expire next year.
State representatives have been thrashing out common ground which will directly affect water levels at both Mead and Lake Powell.
On Thursday at the Southern Nevada Water Summit, Lee: ‘It’s crunch time for the negotiators.
‘There’s a lot of places where I don’t see eye-to-eye with this current administration, but we do agree on this much.
‘The best path forward for the Colorado River system is one that is jointly chartered and agreed upon by the basin states and the tribes, not one that is imposed upon us living in the West by Washington, D.C.’
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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