Click the link to read the article on The Las Vegas Review-Journal website (Alan Halaly). Here’s an excerpt:
September 25, 2024
Five U.S. Bureau of Reclamation conservation agreements targeting California farmers were signed on Wednesday with a big intended impact.
“These ‘bucket one’ agreements celebrated today will collectively add 10 feet to Lake Mead’s elevation by 2026,” Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton said. “Our collaborative efforts are certainly paying off.”
The Bureau of Reclamation predicts that the agreements will save 717,000 acre-feet of water in total.