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California, Nevada and Arizona announce temporary plan to save water from the Colorado River
The proposal would trim Nevada and Arizona allocations by about one-third and California’s by 13% as reservoir levels remain critically low.
- Arizona, California, and Nevada announced a plan this month to save up to 1 million acre-feet of Colorado River water through 2028, aiming to stabilize reservoirs amid prolonged drought.
- Chronic overuse and rising temperatures linked to climate change mean less water exists than when states divided the river more than 100 years ago. Lake Mead and Lake Powell, key reservoirs, are in critical decline.
- Under the proposal, Nevada and Arizona would take about one-third less water annually from Lake Mead, while California would shrink its use by about 13%, with implementation details due by August.
- The Bureau of Reclamation is reviewing the proposal and emphasizing the need for a broader agreement. The plan requires approval from federal officials and state lawmakers before implementation.
- Upper Basin states including Colorado have requested a mediator as water-sharing rules expire this year and negotiations have stalled for four months. Seven states remain divided over who should reduce usage most.
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Lower Basin states offer short-term plan as conditions worsen on Colorado River
The three states comprising the Colorado River’s Lower Basin have offered the federal government a short-term plan to address the dangerously low conditions across the river system while negotiations for longer-term solutions remain stalled. Representatives from California, Arizona and Nevada called their proposal “ambitious and far-reaching” in a May 1 letter to Andrea Travnice, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s assistant secretary of water and…
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California, Nevada and Arizona announce temporary plan to save water from the Colorado River
Three western U.S. states have announced a new two-year deal to stabilize the Colorado River. California, Nevada and Arizona say their proposal would save 3.2 million acre-feet of water through 2028.
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