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Arizona Challenges Federal River Plan | Mesa News
Arizona is fiercely resisting federal water cut proposals for the Colorado River, arguing they violate the 1922 Compact and ignore the upper basin states’ lack of mandatory cuts. While the feds propose up to three million acre-feet in annual reductions during droughts, Arizona insists those cuts are excessive and could devastate its communities—especially since it and other Lower Basin states offered only 1.25 million acre-feet in voluntary, short-term reductions. The Interior Department frames its plan as flexible and infrastructure-focused, but Arizona warns it’s legally unsound and…
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