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September 28, 2017
Evidence of a continuing, two-decade drought is visible in summer 2017 at Lake Mead, which is fed by the Colorado River in northwest Arizona/southern Nevada. (Alexis Kuhbander/Cronkite News, file)
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The National Park Service had to navigate a wave of public outrage when plans to build a new boat ramp at Lake Mead if necessary were accidentally left out of a blueprint to replace an old one that could be forced to close if the lake level drops too low at Meadview, Arizona.
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The Friday Catchall: • WATER – Water is the lifeblood of the Southwest. You begin to understand that quickly when you learn about the Central Arizona Project – a concrete ditch that supplies water from Lake Havasu to Phoenix.