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Phoenix trainer: region facing historic dryness; city expects reduced Colorado River deliveries

5427090 · July 18, 2025
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Lara Van Lyth, a water resource specialist and volunteer coordinator for the City of Phoenix, told volunteers in a Phoenix Water Wrangler training that the Colorado River basin is experiencing "some of the driest conditions in over 1200 years," and that Phoenix expects to receive less Colorado River water as a result.

Lara Van Lyth, a water resource specialist and volunteer coordinator for the City of Phoenix, told volunteers in a Phoenix Water Wrangler training that the Colorado River basin is experiencing "some of the driest conditions in over 1200 years," and that Phoenix expects to receive less Colorado River water as a result. Van Lyth said the city is in a Stage 1 water alert, which indicates an "insufficient supply situation that appears likely."

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