Recently, U.S. officials declared the first-ever water shortage because of low water levels at Lake Mead and other reservoirs on the Colorado River. Lake Mead was formed by the building of Hoover Dam in the 1930s. It is one of several man-made reservoirs along the Colorado River that supplies household water, irrigation for farms, and hydropower to Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada. If you have visited Lake Mead recently, you probably noticed the white “bathtub ring” of minerals along the lake shore, marking where the high- water line once stood. Over the years, this ring has grown larger as the lake level continues to drop every summer since the late ’90s. One of the most notable effects of the water shortage is the closure of harbors and marinas around Lake Mead and the exposure of rocks and other hazards out on the water. Boaters should take extra care to avoid low water areas and slow EXPL RING LAS VEGAS This September
down because many new obstacles have appeared on the lake this summer due to the extremely low water levels.
What does this mean for us here in Nevada? Nevada’s water consumption allocation was cut by 7%, but residents will not feel the shortage because of conservation efforts — Nevada is not currently using its full allocation anyway. However, farmers in Arizona will likely feel the greatest pressure from these cuts and will have to forgo farming in certain areas because of the lack of water. Our recent monsoon weather will help in the short term, but we need decades of sustained wet winters with lots of snowfall in the Western Rockies to replenish the water in Lake Mead.
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MAKE SCHOOL SUPPLY CUBBIES. If your child tends to throw their backpack and jackets all over the house, then school supply cubbies could be a game-changer. You could even just label different hooks in your mudroom or hallway if that’s all you have to work with. Whatever the case, when your kids have an established place to put their school stuff, it’s that much easier for them to find as they head out the door in the morning. ORGANIZE YOUR SCHOOL LUNCH SUPPLIES. Making your kids’ lunches each morning can be exhausting, but if you put different lunch items (e.g., bags of chips, apples, juice pouches, etc.) in different, easy-to-reach containers, you can turn
making school lunches into an assembly line process where your kids do most of the work themselves, teaching them responsibility and taking a load off of your shoulders every school morning. You can even consider making the lunches the night before to lighten up the morning routine!
PLAN YOUR KIDS’ OUTFITS FOR THE NEXT DAY … OR THE NEXT WEEK.
cubbies in their closets. Allow them to help choose outfits on a Saturday or Sunday before the new week; it will also help them learn how to dress themselves later in life.
wIf they had their way, you know your kiddos would wear the same Spider Man or Elsa T-shirt every day of the week. So, if you want to make sure they look respectable and ready to learn every day, plan out their outfits for the entire school week. This is especially easy if they have a set of hanging
Back-to-school season shouldn’t be hectic — and with a few of these hacks in mind, it won’t be!
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