NGWA Requests Congressional Funding for Reuse Projects in Western U.S.

In the wake of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation declaring a federal water shortage of the Colorado River Basin, the National Ground Water Association is again stressing the need for increased funding for aquifer recharge and water reuse projects in the western United States.On Aug. 16, the USBR declared its first-ever water shortage of the Colorado River Basin, which will trigger a smaller amount of water distributed from Lake Mead and cuts to individual state water allocations. Arizona will receive an 18% reduction and Nevada will receive a reduction of 7% beginning in January 2022.NGWA argues in a letter to Congressional leaders that