Alex Hager, KJZZ
Senior Field Correspondent-
Just days after the federal government released new plans for sharing water from the shrinking Colorado River, it is getting sued by Nevada, one of the states impacted by the plan. -
The federal government announced the details of its strategy to rein in demand for the Colorado River’s water through 2027 and 2028 and it will mean big cuts for Arizona’s water supply. -
Politicians and water officials say the plan could devastate Arizona's water supply, and pushed the federal government to adopt a counterproposal from the three Lower Basin states. -
Environmental advocates worry about the future of cool mix flows, which send water from Lake Powell to protect threatened humpback chub in the Grand Canyon. -
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is back open, and officials are keeping an eye out for floods this summer following last year's Dragon Bravoe Fire. -
A proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada would cut back on water and prop up Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
