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Mar 192019
Associated PressRead More
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....
Mar 192019
Phoenix New TimesRead More
This Winter Gave Us Record Snow and Rain, but What Did It Do for the Drought?
This winter has been an astonishingly wet one for Arizona. ...
Mar 192019
AZ CentralRead More
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....
Mar 192019
New York TimesRead More
Amid 19-Year Drought, States Sign Deal to Conserve Colorado River Water
The water is saved, for now....
Mar 182019
Desert SunRead More
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....