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US official declares drought plan done for Colorado River
Seven states that rely on a major waterway in the U.S. West have finished a yearslong effort to create a plan to protect the Colorado River amid a prolonged drought, the federal government declared Tuesday....
Amid 19-Year Drought, States Sign Deal to Conserve Colorado River Water
The water is saved, for now....
OPINION: Arizona has more reason than most to celebrate this drought plan milestone
The drought contingency plan could still blow up - but if it does, it likely won't be Arizona's fault. Odd as it sounds, that's something to celebrate....
Western drought deal is a go, without IID and as Salton Sea clean-up remains stalled
It's done. The Colorado River Board of California voted 8-1-1 Monday to sign on to a multi-state drought contingency plan, which, somewhat ironically, might not be needed for two years because of an exceptionally wet winter....
Outlook improves for Colorado River reservoirs, but a drought deal is still in the works
Winter storms have covered the Rocky Mountains with snow from Wyoming to northern New Mexico, leaving a bounty of runoff that should boost the levels of the Colorado River’s depleted reservoirs this spring and summer....