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Water planning, climate uncertainty are main themes at Phoenix event
Water managers and scientists can’t say with 100 percent certainty what Arizona’s water supply will look like in the distant future. But of all the possible outcomes, one thing seems certain: A water shortage won’t solve itself....
Colorado River drought plan clears 2 early hurdles in Congress
A plan to divvy up cutbacks to Colorado River water in times of shortage has passed its first two tests in Congress....
Here's what the Colorado River deal will do, and why some criticize Arizona's approach
Gov. Doug Ducey has called Arizona’s Colorado River drought plan the most significant piece of water legislation signed in the state in nearly 40 years. ...
Water officials press Senate on urgency of Colorado River drought plan
The director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources told a Senate panel Wednesday there is an “urgent need” to authorize a multistate drought contingency plan for the Colorado River basin....
OPINION: Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Is Necessary Now
Last week, the seven Colorado River basin states -- Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming -- sent a letter to Congress calling for federal legislation to authorize the Drought Contingency Plan (DCP). Congressio...