The megadrought currently gripping states like California, Nevada, Colorado and Arizona is the worst since at least 800 A.D., according to research published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
in a YouTube video that the valve, which emerged Monday, became inoperable when Lake Mead's surface drops below 1,050 feet above sea level.
Bronson said SNWA has no estimate of how long it will take for the lake to drop below the second valve, but they are already prepared for the possibility.extends over 2 miles toward the center of Lake Mead and ensures"southern Nevada has access to its full share of Lake Mead," SNWA said in the video.
The Low Lake Level Pumping station was completed in 2020 and began pumping April 1 in a"restricted, limited capacity," Bronson said.
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