2012-10-03 Nevada Colorado River JCGanter_G3_1143-Edit-2500

Lake Mead sits at a record low. Federal officials are expected to declare a first-ever Tier 1 shortage, which will require water cuts that fall most heavily on Arizona. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue

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