Colorado River Deal Sets 2027 Cuts as Long-Term Water Fight Deepens
The Colorado River’s new operating framework may provide short-term direction, but the larger fight over how the river should be divided is still unresolved. University of Arizona News reported that the Bureau of Reclamation’s Aug. 21 decision sets operations for 2027 and 2028, with new guidelines to be reconsidered every two years after that as […]
Litigation Looms As Dought Lingers
Arizona may have to use less Colorado River water than it has at any point in modern history, while water agencies are also preparing for possible legal fights and emergency reservoir operations. KJZZ reported on a new analysis from independent Colorado River experts that described the reductions facing Arizona, California, and Nevada as “unprecedented.” The […]