22-year drought is drying up America's largest reservoir

[kakatiya]

With water levels at the nation's largest reservoir hitting an all-time low, officials are preparing for what that could mean for the region's water supply.

 

Cradled between Nevada and Arizona, Lake Mead has the potential to hold an impressive 26.12 million acre-feet of water, earning itself the title of largest reservoir in the United States in terms of water capacity -- when it's full. However, its current state reflects only a puddle of its potential.

 

As of June 14, 2021, the reservoir formed by Hoover Dam held roughly 9 million acre-feet of water, about 36% of its full capacity after the region experienced over two decades of drought.

[snoww]

US will too soon need lift irrigation badly if this continues. 

[kumar4world]

24 minutes ago, snoww said:

US will too soon need lift irrigation badly if this continues. 

lift irrigation? you mean irrigation to agriculture?

[Veeriveera]

32 minutes ago, snoww said:

US will too soon need lift irrigation badly if this continues. 

Lol never...

[Pavanonline]

4 hours ago, kumar4world said:

lift irrigation? you mean irrigation to agriculture?

lift from where? I think they will do pipelines from north but not sure if states will agree. Or innovate to purify ocean water.

[bhaigan]

5 hours ago, snoww said:

US will too soon need lift irrigation badly if this continues. 

 

[bhaigan]

Kaleshwaram lanti pedda lift irrigation project lu kadithe west coast drought situations konchem improve avvachu

[Everydayrunner]

20 minutes ago, Pavanonline said:

lift from where? I think they will do pipelines from north but not sure if states will agree. Or innovate to purify ocean water.

Or people will move south east

[Everydayrunner]

3 minutes ago, bhaigan said:

Kaleshwaram lanti pedda project lu kadithe west coast drought situations konchem improve avvachu

Already hover dam is bigger than kaleshwaram

[MRI]

I think CA will follow Singapore..

[r2d2]

On 6/20/2021 at 4:27 PM, snoww said:

US will too soon need lift irrigation badly if this continues. 

[Anta Assamey]

On 6/20/2021 at 6:38 PM, MRI said:

I think CA will follow Singapore..

Singapore vallu em chestunaru ... 

[Spartan]

12 minutes ago, Anta Assamey said:

Singapore vallu em chestunaru ... 

Deslination

[Ryzen_renoir]

28 minutes ago, Anta Assamey said:

Singapore vallu em chestunaru ... 

Most of the water used in the states is for  agricultural purposes , desalination is not feasible for that.

My colleague from Hong Kong says they have one separate sea water system for flushing toilets and another for drinking water . 

Singapore buys water from Malaysia  , same way Hong Kong buys from china .

 

[snoww]

20 minutes ago, Spartan said:

Deslination

Does it work for drinking water ?