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Colorado River impasse: Lower Basin states including Nevada issue new plan

Las Vegas Review-Journal·Bryan Horwath·about 1 month ago
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A group of states that includes Nevada on Friday announced a proposal for a short-term fix in a long-running impasse over Colorado River water in the West. Through a news release Friday, the Lower Colorado River Basin states of Nevada, California and Arizona said they’re willing to up their commitment to stabilize the river’s water supply with a plan that would deliver up to 3.2 million acre-feet of water savings through 2028. The announcement came after the Upper Colorado River Basin states — a group that includes Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming — last month called for third-party intervention as the two groups continue talks toward a new Colorado River water plan. An estimated 40 million people depend on the river for their water supply. The current operating guidelines for the Colorado River expire at the end of the year.…

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