Yuma Board of Supervisors warns of fast-approaching water crisis on the horizon

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Yuma County Board of Supervisors met today in a special session, where the water crisis has members ringing the alarm.

Yuma's water is dangerously close to reaching deadpool level, where the water level is so low it can't flow downstream.

Yuma County recently joined a lawsuit with other western Arizona counties against the Bureau of Reclamation.

The primary goal is to stop transfers of Colorado River water to Queen Creek.

That leaves Yuma county and surrounding areas with less water to harness.

Supervisor Jonathan Lines warned just how bad the level waters have gotten.

"When you reach a point of dead pool behind the dams, it's catastrophic. That means a significant change in the entire region, in the entire base of states," said Jonathan Lines.

The county also outlined other key agenda points they'll be working on next year, such as access to high-speed broadband across our area.