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The federal government indicated its support on Tuesday for a plan hammered out by the Lower Basin states to conserve water in the Colorado River over the next three years. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports.
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The Colorado River is shrinking due to climate change and states that use it are at odds about how to share its water. They're on a deadline to submit a first draft of rules for managing the river next week, but they haven't agreed on just one proposal.
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County supervisors throughout northern Arizona have voiced their support for the Governor's Water Policy Council’s recommendations to modernize the state’s groundwater laws.
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The Biden-Harris administration today announced a major new investment in water conservation for the Colorado River system. Also, National Park Service officials have announced millions of dollars in supplemental disaster-related funds to address low water infrastructure projects at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
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Federal officials say that conditions have improved on the Colorado River to the point that a three-state plan to reduce water use should keep the river basin on stable footing for several years.
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Federal officials this week are expected to ease water cuts for 2024 under a slightly improved outlook for the Colorado River’s health, though long-term challenges remain.
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The Supreme Court has ruled against the Navajo Nation in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River.
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Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to years of overuse and a multi-decade drought that is sapping its water supply.
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The federal government will send up to $233 million to the Gila River Indian Community for water conservation.
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Amid rising panic about the future of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is donating roughly the size of a small reservoir of water to help maintain the lake’s elevation.