Colorado River water cuts negotiations
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Nevada sues over federal Colorado River revival plan
Joe Lombardo said Southern Nevada stood to lose more than 70% of its share under the framework and that upper basin states were not required to contribute water.
John Entsminger said the area has reduced consumption by roughly 40% while more than 800,000 residents moved into the area.
The federal plan was issued on Friday and cut roughly 20% of water supplied to lower basin states over the next two years.
“By this September or October, there’s going to be a pretty compelling argument from the lower basin that the upper basin hasn’t met its delivery obligation,”
Federal cuts announced for Colorado River water allocations to southwestern states
Mexico will reduce its Colorado River water intake by 250,000 acre-feet under a U.S.-Mexico treaty.
Tom Buschatzke is the Arizona Department of Water Resources director.
The Colorado River serves as a water supply source to an estimated 35 million to 40 million people.
“We continue to see a prolonged drought in our future. So continuing to work together as a whole within the basin is going to be extremely important.”
Federal Government Mandates Colorado River Water Cuts for Southwest States
Under an agreement negotiated by Lower Basin states, proposed water reductions would allocate 760,000 acre-feet of cuts to Arizona, 440,000 acre-feet to California, and 50,000 acre-feet to Nevada.
The Department of the Interior plans to maintain water levels at Lake Powell at or above 3,510 feet.
The US Bureau of Reclamation released its proposal for a new Colorado River operating plan on a Friday ahead of the expiration of the previous framework.
“By this September or October, there’s going to be a pretty compelling argument from the lower basin that the upper basin hasn’t met its delivery obligation,”