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Arizona Daily Star
Arizona water chief seeks federal action on Colorado RiverArizona's water chief is following Nevada's footsteps in asking the federal government to step in and cut water use on the over-tapped Colorado River, following months of inaction on that...
Arizona Republic
At Lake Powell, a 'front-row seat' to a drying Colorado River and an uncertain futureAs drought siphons water from behind Glen Canyon Dam, questions resurface about whether the once-mighty reservoir should be saved or returned to nature.
Your Valley
Valley water officials say other states need to cut moreMembers of a water authority for Valley cities last week complained about a lack of direction from the federal government on water conservation for Southwestern states and said other states need to...
Scottsdale Progress
Interstate water brawl leaves cities in darkArizona residents felt the reality of that maxim on Aug. 15 as several Western states announced that two months of closed-door negotiations to cut an emergency 12% to 25% from next year’s...
ADWR
Arizona Water Leaders Vow To Work On A System-Wide Agreement To Protect The Colorado RiverShortly after the Bureau of Reclamation announced that conditions at Lake Mead had deteriorated to a “Tier 2a” shortage condition, ADWR Director Tom Buschatzke...
12 News
Why "defeatism" afflicts water managersThe Arizona Republic's Joanna Allhands, who has reported extensively on Arizona's water crisis, explains why there's a feeling of "defeatism" among the people who manage the...
Arizona Republic
What must happen to save the Colorado River, now that the feds aren't stepping inOpinion: If the feds won't force action, how can the rest of us save a rapidly deteriorating Lake Mead and Lake Powell? These 5 things might help.
Arizona Republic
'There's simply not enough water': Colorado River cutbacks ripple across ArizonaUp and down the Colorado River last week, the state, local and tribal leaders in charge of water supplies for more than 40 million people waited to see if the federal government would...
Arizona Daily Star
Squabbling Arizona, California hold key to Colorado River's futureArizona and California, which have battled over the Colorado River for nearly a century, are at it again. This time, Arizona leaders are blaming California, and other states, for putting the burden...
Associated Press
Crisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado RiverHydroelectric turbines may stop turning. Las Vegas and Phoenix may be forced to restrict water usage or growth. Farmers might cease growing some crops, leaving fields of...
