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Feds: Southern Nevadans will see more water from Colorado River in 2024

According to a United States Bureau of Reclamation report released Tuesday, Nevada will see only a 7 percent reduction in its water allocation in 2024 — compared to the 8 percent, about 25,000 acre-feet, it saw this year — due to ongoing drought conditions.

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People recreate on Colorado River-fed Lake Mojave near Katherine Landing, just north of Laughlin, on Saturday, April 15, 2023. (Ronda Churchill/The Nevada Independent).

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