Feds Mandate 1.5M Acre-Ft Colorado River Cuts for 40M People
The federal government released a two-year Colorado River plan that would cut lower basin and Mexico usage by 1.5 million acre-feet per year while asking far less of upper basin states. California's top negotiator JB Hamby says the framework matches state proposals and targets a structural deficit worsened by a 25-year drought. The plan is a major climate adaptation test for water security across the Southwest.
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