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ARIZONA / COCONINO COUNTY

Page

At riskRestored December 2022
Page, Arizona
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Population (2020)
7,440
Announced
May 2022
Cause
surface water
Where
36.91°N, 111.50°W

What happened, and when

Every dated water event the register holds for Page, newest first, each with the sources that document it.

  1. Restored

    Restored

    Reclamation completed a third, lower intake connection through the dam's river outlet works, paid for by the City of Page, so water can reach Page and LeChee down to 3,362 feet, below dead pool.

  2. At riskon the card

    At risk: what happened

    Page and the neighbouring LeChee Chapter of the Navajo Nation draw all their drinking water from Lake Powell through an intake at Glen Canyon Dam whose main inlet sits at 3,480 feet. In May 2022, with the lake at a record-low 3,522 feet, the Bureau of Reclamation projected it could fall below the intakes in 2024 and invoked emergency operating changes it said were needed to protect, among other things, the water supply for the city. The city's utility manager said the backup through the penstocks bought only another 17 feet.

    • U.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Reclamation's drought response actions will boost Lake Powell (May 3, 2022)
    • KNAU: City of Page considers its water options as Lake Powell drops (May 5, 2022)
    • KUNC (via Hawaiʻi Public Radio): A shrinking Lake Powell is causing costly problems for Page, Arizona (November 28, 2022)
    • KSL: New water intake system installed at Glen Canyon Dam as Lake Powell nears record low (January 15, 2023)