Western states agree water cuts to save drought-hit Colorado River – By Max Matza (BBC News) / May 22, 2023
Three western US states have agreed to draw less water from the drought-depleted Colorado River in exchange for $1.2bn (£960m) in federal funding.
Arizona, California and Nevada said the deal would conserve at least 3 million acre-feet of water to the end of 2026.
The dwindling river, which flows through the Grand Canyon, provides drinking water for millions, crop irrigation and hydro-electric power.
It has been shrinking for years during decades of drought in the US west.
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