"Colorado River Water Crisis Is Days Away. Can States Make a Deal?"

"Avoiding a long-expected crisis on the Colorado River, a water source for 40 million people, is coming down to a final few days of frenzied negotiations. A 19-year drought and decades of overuse have put a water shortfall on the horizon.

If California and six other states, all with deeply entrenched interests, can’t agree on a plan to cut their water consumption by Jan. 31, the federal government says it will step in and decide the river's future.

The Colorado River has been the object of some of the West's most bruising water battles. If farmers, cities and water districts can agree to conserve water now, it would mark a new era of cooperation."

Lauren Sommer reports for KQED January 29, 2019.

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"Colorado River Drought Deal Clears First Hurdle In Arizona As Clock Ticks Toward Deadline" (Arizona Republic)