October 9, 2018
The low level of the water line is shown May 31, 2018, on the banks of the Colorado River in Hoover Dam. Seven Southwestern U.S. states that depend on the overtaxed river say they have reached tentative agreements on managing the waterway amid an unprecedented drought. (Ross D. Franklin/AP file)
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TUCSON — An Arizona committee looking for ways to divvy up cuts from the Colorado River water supply says it has about a handful of issues to settle.
FLAGSTAFF — A major Colorado River water user has proposed an interim plan for Arizona as the state faces looming a looming deadline to manage expected shortages. The Central Arizona Project board said its proposal could jumpstart talks after previous ones failed to gain consensus among water users.
Seven U.S. states in the Southwest that depend on the overtaxed Colorado River have reached tentative agreements on how to manage the waterway amid an unprecedented drought, officials said Tuesday.