Lower basin states propose Colorado river water cuts
Lower basin states proposed a Colorado river plan that would save 3.2m acre-feet of water through voluntary cutbacks through 2028, plus another 700,000 acre-feet through conservation and infrastructure improvements. The package also includes a conservation pool tied to federal trust obligations to tribes in Arizona. The plan still needs approval from state water agencies, the Arizona legislature, and cooperation from the federal government, and the states want it accepted or rejected as a whole. The broader dispute remains unresolved, with northern and southern basin states divided over how to share cuts as reservoirs stay historically low.
The plan would save 3.2m acre-feet through 2028.
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The river gives water to about 40 million people. Lake Mead and Lake Powell are very low…
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