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Colorado River Crisis Hits Lower Basin | Tucson News
The federal government just unveiled a new Colorado River plan that could slash water allocations for Arizona, California, and Nevada—potentially hundreds of billions of gallons over the next decade—with cuts escalating to as much as three million acre feet after 2028. With states deadlocked on a new agreement and old deals set to expire, the Bureau of Reclamation is stepping in to enforce mandatory reductions while asking Upper Basin states to voluntarily conserve. The river, already strained by decades of overuse and climate change, now threatens 40 million people across seven Western…
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