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Las Vegas Review-Journal
Colorado River states urge California to OK drought planCalifornia is now the lone holdout on an emergency drought plan for the Colorado River,and the other river states are turning up the heat to get the deal done.
Capitol Media
With no drought contingency plan approved, official turns to governorsWith another deadline missed Monday, the head of the Bureau of Reclamation is now looking for the governors in the states in the Colorado River basin to tell her what they think she should do to...
Phoenix New Times
Will Arizona Blow Another Deadline for the Colorado River Drought Plan?All is normal in the ever-fluid world of Southwest water politics: Arizona is poised to miss another federal deadline for finishing its Colorado River drought plan, and the potential consequences...
AZ Central
SRP releases water into normally dry Salt River as reservoirs fill from snow meltSalt River Project began releasing water from two reservoirs on the Verde River in recent days, sending water flowing into the normally dry Salt River bed in the Phoenix area.
Associated Press
Plan to Protect Colorado River Still Isn't Done. Now What?Another federal deadline passed Monday for seven states in the U.S. West to wrap up work on a plan to ensure the drought-stricken Colorado River can deliver water to the 40 million people and farms...
Palm Springs Desert Sun
Feds say Salton Sea won't be adversely impacted by multi-state drought plan; IID can join when it choosesDays after Imperial Irrigation District officials said there had been a breakthrough in their negotiations with federal officials to commit to the restoration of the Salton Sea in a mammoth...
Desert Sun
California, Arizona win a few more weeks, sort of, from feds on Colorado River drought planBureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman will move forward with officially seeking input from the governors of seven Western states on Monday on how to address critically low levels on the...
AZ Central
As Arizona nears completion of Colorado River plan, deal remains unfinished in CaliforniaWater poured into an artificial wetland next to the Gila River near Sacaton as Arizona’s leading proponents of a Colorado River drought plan celebrated the state’s progress in moving...
AZ Central
'A recipe for disaster': Pinal County might not have enough water for 139,000 planned homesState water regulators say there may not be enough water underground for dozens of planned developments in Pinal County, new subdivisions that, if built, would bring more than 139,000 homes.
Palm Springs Desert Sun
LA offers to supply water instead of IID to get Colorado River drought plan across the finish lineWith a Monday deadline looming, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has offered to break an impasse on a seven-state Colorado River drought contingency package by...