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States in the Colorado River Basin are missing a significant opportunity to alleviate the region’s historic water crisis, according to a recent report by University of California, Los Angeles and the Natural Resources Defense Council. The analysis reveals that only 26% of treated municipal wastewater is reused across the seven states reliant on the overextended river, which supplies water to more than 40 million people. Arizona and Nevada lead in wastewater recycling, reusing 52% and 85% of their treated wastewater, respectively. In contrast, California recycles only 22%, despite being the region’s largest wastewater producer and having set ambitious recycled water
April 10, 2025