California, Arizona, and Nevada — key states in the Colorado River’s current crisis — have coalesced around a plan to voluntarily conserve a major portion of their river water in exchange for more than $1 billion in federal funds.
After nearly a year wrestling over the fate of their water supply, California, Arizona and Nevada — the three key states in thein exchange for more than $1 billion in federal funds, according to people familiar with the negotiations.about 13 percent of their allocation of river water over the next three years and protect the nation’s largest reservoirs, which provideBut thorny issues remain that could complicate a deal.
, and water levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead — both reservoirs on the river — hit historic lows in the past year.A combination of chronic water overuse and historic drought, accelerated by a warming climate, is draining the river.
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