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This water intake valve at Lake Mead is exposed for the first time amid historic drought
CNN
Lake Mead's plummeting water level has exposed one of the reservoir's original water intake valves for the first time, officials say.
Amid the West's climate change-fueled megadrought, Lake Mead -- the largest manmade reservoir in the country and a source of water for millions of people -- has fallen to an unprecedented low.
The valve had been in service since 1971 but can no longer draw water, according to the Southern Nevada Water Authority, which is responsible for managing water resources for 2.2 million people in Southern Nevada, including Las Vegas.
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