The federal government released new guidelines for water use on the Colorado River. Here are some of the key takeaways
if the feds seek deeper cuts in the next few years, but so far, negotiations have failed.
Phoenix declared what it called a Stage 1 Water Alert, but focused on water conservation steps, especially outdoors. City officials don't anticipate any mandated limits on use in the coming year.to spend more than $1 billion to augment water supplies and encourage conservation.As Arizona and other states have discussed ways to stretch the river's supply, they have beenby leaders of tribal communities, who have leveraged their own allocations to delay deeper cutbacks.
But Gila River officials said Tuesday they were dissatisfied with the pace of negotiations and have decided to re-evaluate their involvement, storing water underground rather than leaving it in the reservoir.
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