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Three Colorado River States Must Take Big Water Cuts as Biggest US Reservoirs Plunge to Record Lows
The plan accepts a 3.2 million acre-foot reduction through 2028 and sets possible larger cuts if reservoir levels keep falling.
- On Friday, the Interior Department finalized a 10-year management plan for the Colorado River, mandating water cuts for California, Arizona, and Nevada over the next two years to prevent reservoirs from reaching critically low levels.
- Federal officials imposed these rules after the seven basin states failed to reach a consensus on long-term management strategies, missing multiple deadlines to submit a unified proposal.
- The plan mandates 1.25 million acre-feet in annual reductions for the Lower Basin, with Arizona absorbing 760,000 acre-feet, California 440,000, and Nevada 50,000, plus voluntary conservation of at least 700,000 acre-feet over two years.
- Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs praised the outcome as a 'win' compared to forced federal alternatives, though she criticized the plan for protecting Upper Basin reservoirs at Lake Mead's expense without requiring those states to share reduction burdens.
- This two-year operating guideline serves as a temporary bridge while federal authorities require new rounds of talks to address future management, as reservoir levels could necessitate larger mandatory cuts of up to 3 million acre-feet per year.
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Arizona avoids ‘draconian’ Colorado River cuts — for now
The federal government will adopt Arizona’s preferred plan for Colorado River reductions over the next two years, but more drastic cuts could still be on the horizon. The post Arizona avoids ‘draconian’ Colorado River cuts — for now first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times.
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Interior spares California, Arizona and Nevada from most dramatic short-term Colorado River water cuts
Interior spares California, Arizona and Nevada from most dramatic short-term Colorado River water cuts Click this link for the original source of this article. Author: The Hill This content is courtesy of, and owned and copyrighted by, https://www.offthepress.com and its author. This content is made available by use of the public RSS feed offered by...
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