40 Million People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast

 Lake Mead, a reservoir formed by the construction of the Hoover Dam in the 1930s, is one of the most important pieces of infrastructure on the Colorado River, supplying fresh water to Nevada, California, Arizona and Mexico. 

The reservoir hasn’t been full since 1983. In 2000, it began a steady decline caused by epochal drought.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/sunday-review/colorado-river-drying-up.html

The Colorado River provides drinking water for 1 in 10 Americans

Bloomberg 2019-08-15

https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-colorado-river-provides-drinking.html

Decline of one of California's most important water sources

 BBC 17 August 2021

https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2021/08/eecline-one-of-californias-most.html