• A paddle-boarder rides with a dog at the Lake Mead Marina on the Colorado River in Boulder City, Nevada on July 21. A huge reservoir that supplies water to tens of millions of people in the Western U.S. is at such a low level that populations it feeds must reduce their usage next year. | AFP-JIJI
    A paddle-boarder rides with a dog at the Lake Mead Marina on the Colorado River in Boulder City, Nevada on July 21. A huge reservoir that supplies water to tens of millions of people in the Western U.S. is at such a low level that populations it feeds must reduce their usage next year. | AFP-JIJI

  • REUTERS

  • SHARE

U.S. officials for the first time on Monday issued an official water shortage declaration for the massive Western reservoir of Lake Mead, triggering supply cuts to parts of the drought-stricken Southwest.

The shortage will reduce water apportionments to Arizona, Nevada and Mexico for the year beginning in October, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said in a statement.

Unable to view this article?

This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.

Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.

If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see out this support page.

We humbly apologize for the inconvenience.

In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.
By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.

SUBSCRIBE NOW

RELATED

PHOTO GALLERY (CLICK TO ENLARGE)

, , ,