… After more than a year of deadlock in talks between the seven states that share its water, the Lower Basin states of Arizona, California and Nevada have proposed major cutbacks to their take on the [Colorado] river. Those cuts, along with other tweaks to the management of major reservoirs across the West, would last through 2028, buying time for states to get back to the negotiating table and work on a longer-term plan. The plan is not formal yet, and would need sign-off from the federal government before going into effect. … So what are the details of the proposal, and what happens next? KJZZ spoke with experts around the region to break it down.

• The Washington Post: Why the Colorado River is once again facing a water crisis
• AP News​: California, Nevada and Arizona announce temporary plan to save water from the Colorado River
• Arizona Daily Star (Tucson): Experts supportive of Colorado River plan
• The Colorado Sun (Denver): Lake Powell forecast to receive 13% of its usual flows, new report shows
• SFGate: Forecasters predict record-low water flow into Lake Powell after bleak winter
• Las Vegas Review-Journal: Editorial: Upper Basin states need to offer more to preserve Colorado River
• Invisible Waters: Blog: Movement on the Colorado River