What Happens To Phoenix If Lake Mead Hits Dead Pool
If Lake Mead hits dead pool, Phoenix loses its Colorado River water, but the taps won’t run dry. Why the Salt and Verde rivers and banked groundwater save the city. If Lake Mead ever hits "dead pool," the point where its water drops too low to pass through Hoover Dam, Phoenix, the fifth-largest city in the country, does not receive most of its water from the Colorado River. Roughly 40 percent of Phoenix's supply comes from the Central Arizona Project, but a larger share is from the Salt and Verde rivers. If the river falls short, Phoenix would lose that 40 percent slice of its supply. However, Arizona, which holds the lowest-priority rights on the river, is first in line to be cut when the river drops short. This would result in significant cuts to the CAP, which already faces cuts of around 50 percent. Replacing this chunk of the city's water will require billions of dollars of new pipelines, wells, and treatment plants, leading to higher water bills for all. However it will also impact Phoenix's growth, which was built on the assumption of cheap, plentiful Colorado River water.
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If Lake Mead ever hit "dead pool," the doomsday point where its water drops too low to pass through Hoover Dam at all, what happens to Phoenix, the fifth-largest city in the country, baking right in t... [4280 symbols]
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