Arizona’s lifeline for chip manufacturing is drying up

Water intake towers at the Hoover Dam stand next to a bleached "bathtub ring" on the banks of Lake Mead on September 1st in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona. The reservoir has hit historic lows as the Colorado River experiences unprecedented drought.

| Photo: Getty Images Arizona, an epicenter for the bipartisan push to revive American chip manufacturing, is about to lose more than a quarter of the water it typically pulls each year from the Colorado River. The 1,400-mile waterway is a crucial lifeline for the region and other western states.