Tag: Colorado River

• Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 11:21 UTC

  Depletion of the Colorado River forces California, Arizona and Nevada to a conservation agreement

  

  Three western US states have agreed to draw less water from the drought-depleted Colorado River in exchange for US$1.2bn in federal funding. Arizona, California and Nevada said the deal would conserve at least 3 million acre-feet of water to the end of 2026.