State Of Emergency At Lake Powell: Fears Of Hydroelectric And Water Shutoffs Mount

Lake Powell is getting an emergency release of water from upstream reservoirs. Water levels have approached a critical level. Grim Future for Lake Powell Water levels in Lake Powell are at record lows. If levels drop much further, hydroelectric turbines will cease to run.  The lake supplies water to 30 million people and irrigation of 5 million acres.  Emergency Declared Gizmodo reports Officials Pull ‘Emergency Lever’ as Lake Powell Plunges Toward Dangerous New Low.  The Bureau of Reclamation began emergency water releases from reservoirs upstream in the Colorado River this week in an effort to keep Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, full enough to continue to generate hydroelectric power. The reservoir is projected to hit a critical new low of (1,075 meters) by April 2022, just 25 feet (7.6 meters) above the level at which hydropower can no longer be…

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