Lower Basin plan buys time with multi-state water cuts through 2028
TL;DR
Arizona, California and Nevada proposed voluntary cuts totaling 700,000–1,000,000 acre-feet through 2028 to bolster Lake Powell and Lake Mead, adding to earlier reductions for a total of over 3.2 million acre-feet through 2028. Framed as a bridge to buy time for longer-term negotiations and to avoid mandatory CAP cuts, the plan requires federal approval and signals openness to mediation with Upper Basin states.
Topics:nationenvironment#arizona#colorado-river#environment#lake-mead#lake-powell#water-conservation
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