Arizona cities, tribes and other water users have agreed to conservation measures that will significantly reduce the state’s usage of Colorado River water over the next three yearsBureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton says the new agreements, coupled with those announced earlier this year, will conserve nearly 1 million acre feet of water through 2026.
Big news Monday morning about the imperiled future of the Colorado River. After months of uncertainty and multiple failed agreements about the future of the Colorado River, Arizona, California and Nevada have reached an historic deal.The deal calls for the U.S. government to pay various interests in these three states more than a billion dollars, provided they temporarily use