The plan will reduce water use from the Colorado River in California, Arizona and Nevada through 2026.
The Biden administration has reached a deal with three states to provide a temporary solution to the severe drought problem plaguing the Colorado River, the Interior Department said Monday.
The Lower Basin states—California, Arizona and Nevada—have long disagreed over who should be subjected to water cuts. California, which has been spared so far from cuts due to the water crisis, has argued that seniority water rights are the reason it shouldn't implement cuts. But Arizona and Nevada have already implemented severe cuts.
The Glen Canyon Dam, which is on the Colorado River in northern Arizona, is seen on April 15. The Colorado River and its associated reservoirs have been hit by a crippling drought.Instead, the Lower Basin states compromised on a solution that will conserve 3 million acre-feet of water through 2026 in exchange for federal compensation.
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