Arizona joins Nevada to fight proposed cuts to their shares of Colorado River
Summary
Arizona has joined Nevada in suing the Trump administration to stop proposed cuts to their water from the Colorado River. The federal government wants to reduce water use in Arizona, California, and Nevada because the river’s reservoirs have dropped to very low levels.Key Facts
- Arizona and Nevada are legally opposing water cuts proposed by President Trump’s administration.
- The cuts are planned to reduce water from the Colorado River over the next two years.
- Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the main reservoirs on the river, are at historically low levels.
- The lower basin states affected are Arizona, California, and Nevada.
- Upper basin states (Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico) are not facing cuts and were exempted.
- Lower basin states say upper basin states should be responsible for some of the water shortages.
- Arizona’s governor said the federal government is not fairly holding upper basin states accountable.
- Arizona wants to protect its legal rights to Colorado River water and work with California and Nevada to conserve water.
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