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Three states told to cut water use by 20% to save the Colorado River

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs called the federal plan ‘unacceptable’ and ‘draconian’

The Independent UK · Jul 31

As a deadline approaches, Colorado River states are still far apart on water sharing

Ahead of a deadline next week, the seven states that share the Colorado River have revealed competing plans for how the river should be managed in the future.

WEKU · Mar 8, 2024

Federal officials say plan for water cuts from 3 Western states is enough to protect Colorado River

Federal officials say that conditions have improved on the Colorado River to the point that a three-state plan to reduce water use should keep the river basin on stable footing for several years

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

Drying California lake to get $250M in drought funding

The federal government says it will spend $250 million over four years on environmental cleanup and restoration work around a drying Southern California lake that's fed by the depleted Colorado River

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

More water restrictions likely as California pledges to cut use of Colorado River supply

LOS ANGELES — With the Colorado River in crisis and reservoir levels continuing to decline, some California water agencies are planning to significantly reduce the amount they take from the river starting next year.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 7, 2022

More water restrictions likely as California pledges to cut use of Colorado River supply

LOS ANGELES — With the Colorado River in crisis and reservoir levels continuing to decline, California water agencies that depend on the river are planning to significantly reduce their use of water from the river starting next year.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 6, 2022

Meet the California farmers awash in Colorado River water, even in a drought

A single irrigation district in California, along the Mexican border, takes more water from the Colorado River than all of Arizona and Nevada. It's under pressure to use less.

WEKU · Oct 4, 2022

Stressed Colorado River keeps California desert farms alive

California's Imperial Valley, which provides many of the nation’s winter vegetables and cattle feed, has one of the strongest grips on water from the Colorado River, a critical but over-tapped supply for farms and cities across the West

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022

Tensions grow over lack of a water deal for the shrinking Colorado River

LOS ANGELES — Two months ago, federal officials took the unprecedented step of telling the seven states that depend on Colorado River water to prepare for emergency cuts next year to prevent reservoirs from dropping to dangerously low levels.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 15, 2022