Arizona to lose a third of its Colorado River supply - and shut-off remains a threat as drought worsens
- Arizona is threatening to sue the Trump administration over its plan to limit the state's access to the drought-stricken Colorado River, which supplies Phoenix — America's fifth-biggest city — with about 40 percent of its water.
- Officials in the Grand Canyon State say the cutbacks are based on a misunderstanding of Arizona's water rights and faulty legal reasoning, The New York Times reported Sunday.
- Short-term reductions announced Friday would cost Arizona about one-third of the water it draws from the river over the next two years, with the possibility of a complete shutoff if drought conditi
Unverified
- Arizona is threatening to sue the Trump administration over its plan to limit the state's access to the drought-stricken Colorado River, which supplies Phoenix — America's fifth-biggest city — with about 40 percent of its water.
- Officials in the Grand Canyon State say the cutbacks are based on a misunderstanding of Arizona's water rights and faulty legal reasoning, The New York Times reported Sunday.
- Short-term reductions announced Friday would cost Arizona about one-third of the water it draws from the river over the next two years, with the possibility of a complete shutoff if drought conditi
Sources: The Independent