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The Arizona Hot Springs in Lake Mead National Recreation Area is closed after the National Park Service says high levels of “fecal bacteria” were found in the water.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a sample from Mohave County tested negative for the brain-eating amoeba infection Naegleria Fowleri.
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Federal officials say that conditions have improved on the Colorado River to the point that a three-state plan to reduce water use should keep the river basin on stable footing for several years.
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Federal water officials have increased the minimum amount of water that can be released hourly from Glen Canyon Dam to increase boater safety in the Colorado River.
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Officials are urging visitors to Lake Mead to proceed with caution in the wake of two drownings amid hazardous conditions created by the weather.
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The National Park Service is urging the public to use caution while visiting Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The statement comes after six deaths and dozens of injuries were reported over the Father’s Day weekend in the Lake Mead area.
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Nearly half of the U.S. West has emerged from drought this spring, but the welcome wet conditions haven't entirely replenished the region.
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Top water officials in Arizona are cautiously optimistic about Colorado River supplies this year.
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Federal officials say Lake Powell is not expected to drop so low in the next two years that it would prevent Glen Canyon Dam from generating hydropower.
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The Biden administration floated two ideas for how Western states and Native American tribes could reduce their water use from the dwindling Colorado River.