The Hill
The federal government is proposing potentially steep cuts to water used by California, Arizona and Nevada, a major step toward figuring out the management of the dwindling Colorado River.
The river provides water to states throughout the West, including drinking water and water for agricultural, industrial and municipal uses.
As the West becomes drier, figuring out how to manage the shrinking resource has been a challenge.
A final environmental impact statement released Friday by the federal government cuts to California, Arizona and Nevada, collectively known as the Lower Basin states of the Colorado River, of up to 3 million acre-feet per year.
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