California would have to reduce its use of Colorado River water more than current agreements require under a proposal the Interior Department unveiled Tuesday that could upend a longstanding system of water rights
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The federal agency proposed two methods by which water usage could be reduced as much as 25% next year. The seven states that tap the Colorado have been negotiating with each other since last August to make voluntary cuts that could offset any new mandatory ones.
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