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A boat cruises along Lake Powell near Page on July 31, 2021. Seven states in the U.S. West are facing a deadline from the federal government to come up with a plan to use substantially less Colorado River water in 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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A 23-year western drought has drastically shrunk the Colorado River, which provides water for drinking and irrigation for Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California and two states in Mexico. Under a 1922 compact, these jurisdictions receive fixed allocations of water from the river – but now there’s not enough water to provide them.

By By Jennifer Weeks, The Conservation April 16, 2023
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Banks along parts of the Colorado River where water once streamed are now just caked mud and rock as climate change makes the West hotter and drier.

By By SAM METZ and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press August 15, 2022
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