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Colorado River deal ‘skirts big issues’ states will have to grapple with in tough long-term planning
The receding water line at Lake Powell (David O. Williams photo). State and federal officials are celebrating an agreement reached this week by Arizona, California and Nevada to reduce their…
Key states come to agreement on sharing Colorado River
The governors of Arizona, California and Nevada have announced a historic water-sharing agreement for the Colorado River in an attempt to salvage one of the West’s major sources of drinking…
‘Everybody against California’: Deal on sharing Colorado River water will be tough to reach
Editor’s note: This story first appeared on Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Western state water officials will spend the next few months trying…
Water cuts are coming for the West, including Colorado, as ongoing drought worsens
MONTEREY, Calif. — If Californians don’t change the way they consume water, officials are warning, sweeping, statewide mandatory cuts may be unavoidable. Three years into a severe drought and with…