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Feds project Lake Mead below drought trigger point in 2017

The Associated Press//May 19, 2015//

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Feds project Lake Mead below drought trigger point in 2017

Feds project Lake Mead below drought trigger point in 2017

The Associated Press//May 19, 2015//

Water intake pipes that were once underwater sit above the water line along Lake Mead in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Monday, May 18, 2015,...

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Tags: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, January 2017, California, Arizona, John Entsminger, drought level, Nevada, federal water managers, Southern Nevada Water Authority, david modeer, Colorado River water, water, Central Arizona Project, Lake Mead

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