The government is trying to decide whether or not to cut water deliveries to Lake Mead to keep Lake Powell's levels up.
its lowest level on record.
One of the strategies the government is considering is simply to keep more water in Lake Powell. The government has asked Western states that rely on water from the Colorado River to provide feedback on a plan by April 22 that would keep 480,000 acre-feet of water—enough to supply about a million households—in Lake Powell, rather than releasing it downstream to Lake Mead, another crucial reservoir.
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