Arizona joins Nevada to fight proposed cuts to their shares of Colorado River

Arizona has filed a lawsuit alongside Nevada to challenge the Trump administration’s proposed reductions in water allocations from the Colorado River, which could significantly decrease supplies for the three lower basin states. The legal action follows the interior department’s summer announcement of restrictions tied to the river’s declining water levels. The cuts, which vary based on the river’s future conditions, threaten to reshape water distribution in the region. The states argue against the federal plan, escalating a dispute over how to manage the dwindling resource.

Move comes after Trump administration announced restrictions that could slash water suppliesArizona has joined Nevada in its legal battle against the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to their shares of the shrinking Colorado River.The move comes after the interior department announced restrictions this summer that could slash the water supplied to lower basin states – Arizona, California and Nevada – over the next two years depending on the river’s condition. Continue reading...