California, Nevada and Arizona announce temporary plan to save Colorado River water ^48.5%

KUER - By Associated Press - 5/8/2026, 8:04 PM

Absent a longer-term deal on how to share a key but dwindling water source in the U.S. West, three states say they'll cut back significantly to prop up reservoirs in a short-term agreement following the driest winter on record. Arizona, California and Nevada announced a plan this month to save up to 1 million acre-feet of Colorado River... more