The Biden administration has reached a landmark deal with states dependent on the Colorado River to conserve water amid the decadeslong drought.
Navajo Bridge over Colorado River at Lees Landing in Vermillion National Monument, Page, Ariz.The Biden administration has reached a landmark deal with states dependent on theThe three Colorado River lower basin states -- California, Nevada and Arizona -- will be required to conserve an unprecedented 3 million-acre-feet of water through 2026, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced in a press release Monday.
A bathtub ring shows where the water mark on Lake Mead once was along the boarder of Nevada and Arizona, March 6, 2023, near Boulder City, Nev.The department will conduct a full environmental impact assessment before officially accepting the plan, it announced. The proposal comes as a decadeslong megadrought has reduced water levels in the Colorado River, Lake Mead and Lake Powell -- the two largest reservoirs in the world -- to record-low levels.Visions of America/Joe Sohm/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, FILE
"Today's announcement is a testament to the Biden-Harris administration's commitment to working with states, Tribes and communities throughout the West to find consensus solutions in the face of climate change and sustained drought," Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a statement.The agreement was the result of months of negotiation, the according to the governors of California, Nevada and Arizona.
The cuts will have an immediate impact on the stability of the Colorado River system, and the extra rain and snow from the atmospheric rivers helped provide enough flexibility for states to agree to the cuts, the Arizona Department of Water Resources announced.
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