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Lake Powell Hitting Record Low Signals Bleak Water Future For Arizona

The Phoenix area got pounded by monsoon rains this week, but the region is still in a mega-drought and facing a troubled water future.

Over the weekend, there was some bad news on that front.

We might think of Lake Powell as a great place to spend vacation time, but it's also the nation's second-largest reservoir, and it just reached a new historic low — dropping to 3,555 feet.

It's been dwindling for some time, but this latest drop has some broad implications for Arizona's water future.

To plumb the waters of this situation, The Show spoke with Luke Runyon of Colorado's KUNC, who covers the Colorado River.

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Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.