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After One Of The Driest Periods in more than 1000 years, Historic Water Conservation Measures Coming
Federal water managers Friday announced historic water conservation measures for the Colorado River Basin, which has been in the midst of extreme drought.
Experts said the move is a warning that demand is outstripping supply throughout the basin.
“What we’re facing here is a truly historic drought,” said Assistant Secretary of the Interior Anne Castle, speaking at a meeting of Colorado River managers at which the shortage declaration was a major topic of discussion.
Castle said that the last 14 years have been the driest in a century, and among the driest such periods in more than a thousand years of tree ring records.