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US plan for Colorado River could cut up to 40% supply for Arizona, California and Nevada

Proposal comes after seven states drawing water from drought-stricken river failed to come to an agreement

The Guardian - US · May 16

Arizona agency takes action to regulate groundwater use in rural southeast

The director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources has determined that it's necessary to regulate the use of groundwater in the state’s rural southeast

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024

Feds outline 'necessary steps' for Colorado River agreement by 2026 but no recommendation yet

Federal water officials have made public what they call “necessary steps” for the seven states and multiple tribes that rely on the Colorado River to meet an August 2026 deadline for deciding how to manage the waterway in the future

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024

In California’s Imperial Valley, farmers brace for a future with less Colorado River water

HOLTVILLE, Calif. — Just north of the California-Mexico border, the All-American Canal cuts across 80 miles of barren, dune-swept desert. Up to 200 feet wide and 20 feet deep, the canal delivers the single largest share of Colorado River water to the fertile farmlands of the Imperial Valley.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 7, 2023

California releases its own plan for Colorado River cuts

California has released a plan outlining how it thinks states should reduce their reliance on the Colorado River

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

In the West, pressure to count water lost to evaporation

More than 10% of the water carried by the Colorado River evaporates, leaks or spills as the 1,450-mile powerhouse of the West flows through the region’s dams, reservoirs and open-air canals

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks

Competing priorities, outsized demands and the federal government's retreat from a threatened deadline all combined to thwart a voluntary deal last summer on how to drastically cut water use from the parched Colorado River

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023

Arizona restricts farming to protect groundwater supply

Large-scale farming is now restricted in part of western Arizona in a bid to protect dwindling groundwater supplies

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022

Growing fears of ‘dead pool’ on Colorado River as drought threatens Hoover Dam water

LAS VEGAS — The Colorado River’s largest reservoirs stand nearly three-quarters empty, and federal officials now say there is a real danger the reservoirs could drop so low that water would no longer flow past Hoover Dam in two years.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 16, 2022

Arizona's Kelly hits California on Colorado River use

Communities around California's shrinking Salton Sea are at the center of the latest spat between Arizona and California over how to conserve Colorado River water

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022