Officials issue warning as crucial US reservoir faces urgent strain: 'This is going to be a very serious situation'

Officials issue warning as crucial US reservoir faces urgent strain: 'This is going to be a very serious situation'

A critical reservoir in the western United States is facing urgent strain as a "snow drought" threatens water supplies across the Colorado River Basin, prompting officials to weigh early water releases. What's happening? As the Green River Star reported, low inflows are affecting Flaming Gorge Reservoir after a winter with a thin snowpack and very dry soils. Wyoming's largest reservoir can hold nearly 3.8 million acre-feet of water and supplies …