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Feds announce 20% cut in Colorado River water for Arizona, California, Nevada
NPR · 1:04
244,032 views · 2,586 likes · Aug 22, 2026
The federal government is out with a new plan that calls for significant cuts to the amount of Colorado River water flowing to Arizona, California and Nevada. The principal lower basin states will rein in demand by about 20%.
The cuts are an attempt to prop up the nation’s two largest reservoirs, which both hit record low levels earlier this month.
Cities in the Phoenix and Tucson areas will…
The federal government is out with a new plan that calls for significant cuts to the amount of Colorado River water flowing to Arizona, California and Nevada. The principal lower basin states will rein in demand by about 20%.
The cuts are an attempt to prop up the nation’s two largest reservoirs, which both hit record low levels earlier this month.
Cities in the Phoenix and Tucson areas will…
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