Arizona positioned to take on cuts in Colorado River water supply

In this Oct. 8, 2019 image, the Central Arizona Project canal, which originates at the south end of Lake Havasu, runs east through rural desert near Phoenix. Arizona water officials say they are prepared to lose about one-fifth of the water the state gets from the Colorado River in what could be the first federally declared shortage in the river that supplies millions of people in the U.S. West and Mexico. (Ross D. Franklin/AP, File)