GW University: Federal Government Proposes Colorado River Water Cuts to Western States
April 15, 2023
April 15, 2023
WASHINGTON, April 15 (TNSres) -- George Washington University issued the following news:
In an effort to prevent the Colorado River from falling to critically low levels and to end months-long negotiations, the federal government laid out its proposal this week to cut water allotments, as part of its draft analysis, which would reduce the water delivered to California, Arizona and Nevada. According to The New York Times, "overuse and a 23-year-long drought made worse by climate . . .
In an effort to prevent the Colorado River from falling to critically low levels and to end months-long negotiations, the federal government laid out its proposal this week to cut water allotments, as part of its draft analysis, which would reduce the water delivered to California, Arizona and Nevada. According to The New York Times, "overuse and a 23-year-long drought made worse by climate . . .