System Context — Colorado River Basin · v2 Enhanced with BOR Forecast + Historical Data
BOR Fetcher Agent
bor_fetch.py runs nightly at 06:00 on lampserver via cron. Queries RISE API (data.usbr.gov) for real elevation readings. Writes bor_data.json to this directory. Dashboard loads it on page open.
BOR May 2026 Forecast
Most Probable 24-Month Study projects Mead at 1,037 ft by Dec 2026. Powell projected at 3,504 ft. WY2026 inflow only 34% of average — worst in decades.
Homes Powered
EIA average: 1 MW powers ~750 US homes. Both dams combined currently power ~1.9M homes. At full capacity they'd power ~2.5M homes.
Inflow/Outflow
Powell: releasing 6.0 MAF vs. 3.27 MAF inflow — a 2.73 MAF deficit. Mead: consuming 6.64 MAF vs 6.0 MAF from Powell — deficit of 0.64 MAF.
26-Year Collapse
Lake Mead was at 1,199 ft in 2000 — near full pool. Today: 1,048 ft, a 151-foot drop. Lake Powell dropped from 3,688 ft to 3,527 ft — 161 feet lost.
PCL Project #9
Planet Chandler Labs · Chandler AZ · Claude AI · LAMP 192.168.1.208 · Cloudflare Tunnel · BOR RISE API · June 2026
PCL · Solar / Lunar · Chandler AZ
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⛈ Arizona Monsoon Forecast · NWS Phoenix ⚠ Season Active · Day 8 of 107
Monsoon Outlook Jun 22–27: Excessive heat continues Mon–Wed with temps 108–110°F. Gulf moisture surge expected mid-week lifting dew points above trigger threshold (55°F). Isolated severe thunderstorms possible Thu–Sat with haboob and microburst risk. New 5-tier Phoenix Dust Storm Scale active — 22 PM10 sensors across metro.
Mon 6/22
108°
5% rain
Very Hot
S 10mph
Tue 6/23
110°
0% rain
EXTREME
S 12mph
Wed 6/24
110°
10% dust
⚠ Haboob
SE 25mph
Thu 6/25
110°
5% ⛈
T-storms
SE 18mph
Fri 6/26
106°
40% ⛈
Monsoon
SE 22mph
⚠ EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING · Through Wed Jun 24
💨 DUST STORM WATCH · Wed–Thu · SE Maricopa
⛈ MONSOON ACTIVE · Season Day 8
Monsoon moisture pattern · Gulf surge from SE
▲ Dew point rising to 55°F+ by Wed — monsoon trigger
▲ Haboob risk Wed–Thu — outflow boundary collision
▲ Microburst potential Thu–Fri with severe cells
▲ Lightning risk · When thunder roars, go indoors
⚡ Lightning strikes
0
last 24hrs · AZ
Strike activity · Phoenix metro region
Maricopa Co.
0
Pinal Co.
0
Yavapai Co.
0
Coconino Co.
0
Model based on monsoon climatology · Actual data: lightningstrike.io · Vaisala GLD360
NWS Phoenix · weather.gov/psr · Monsoon Jun 15–Sep 30 2026 · PCL #9
💧 Colorado River Water Restrictions · Lower Basin BOR · 2026 Operating Plan
TIER 2
Shortage
Lake Mead at 1,050 ft — Tier 2 Shortage declared by Bureau of Reclamation. Arizona absorbs 592,000 acre-feet in cuts (21% of 2.80 MAF allocation). Nevada cut 21,000 AF. Mexico cut 80,000 AF. California protected under prior appropriation — no cuts yet.
2026 water delivery cuts by state
Arizona
−592k AF (21%)
Nevada
−21k AF (7%)
Mexico
−80k AF (5%)
California
No cuts (senior)
BOR shortage tier schedule · Lake Mead elevation triggers
Normal
>1,075 ft
Full allocation
No restrictions
Tier 1
1,050–1,075
AZ −192k AF
NV −8k AF
NOW
Tier 2
1,025–1,050
AZ −592k AF
NV −21k AF
Tier 3
<1,025 ft
AZ −720k AF
NV −27k AF
Arizona city water restrictions · Tier 2 status 2026
PhoenixStage 2 · Odd/Even days
Chandler ★Stage 2 · 2x/week irrigation
ScottsdaleStage 2 · No daytime watering
MesaStage 2 · 10% reduction req.
TucsonStage 1 · Voluntary
GlendaleStage 2 · 3-day/wk landscape
AZ CAP delivery 2026
1.41 MAF
vs 1.57 MAF normal
Mead Dec 2026 forecast
1,037 ft
BOR Most Probable
Dead pool elevation
895 ft
No power generation
BOR 2026 Operating Plan · ADWR · City of Chandler Water Resources · CAP · PCL #9
🔮 NASA · Astronomy Picture of the Day api.nasa.gov · apod
⟳ Contacting NASA APOD API...