Arizona leaders urge feds to defend state water rights
Arizona leaders sent a bipartisan letter to the Trump administration requesting that it maintain the original 1922 Colorado River Compact as negotiations continue to address the river’s future water rights. … In the new agreement, Arizona leaders said they want the Upper Basin States to agree to use less water and to share the water shortage more evenly. … Arizona leaders are concerned that these states are refusing to cut back on water use, which will impact the state’s water supply. … In the letter, the Arizona leaders said the state has developed plans with California and Nevada to conserve 1.5 million acre-feet of water per year.
Other Colorado River Basin news:
- 9News (Denver, Colo.): Business Buzz: Colorado River crisis threatens economy, housing and energy costs
- The Times-Independent (Moab, Utah): Moab symposium reckons with the impacts of Glen Canyon Dam
- Arizona Daily Star (Tucson): Board to consider five proposals to import water to Arizona
- SanTan Sun News (Tempe, Ariz.): Chandler begins girding for cuts in water supply
- Parker Pioneer (Ariz.): Opinion: What personhood status for the Colorado River means to me
- Aspen Daily News (Colo.): Opinion: Water, water nowhere and …
- Invisible Waters: Blog: What happened on the Colorado River?
