Arizona joins Nevada's legal challenge to Colorado River cuts

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 00:02 · Archive

Arizona is joining Nevada's legal challenge to federal Colorado River allocation rules.

Arizona is joining Nevada's legal challenge to the federal government's new Colorado River rules. The lawsuit disputes the plan to slash allocations to Nevada, California and Arizona, with Arizona facing the deepest near-term cuts among the basin states.

The Colorado River has been strained by historic drought. The dispute centres on how the federally mandated reductions in water allocations should be divided among the seven states that rely on the river.

How it is being reported

• 'Drawing a line in the sand': Arizona joins Nevada's lawsuit over Colorado River cutsArizona is joining Nevada's legal challenge to the federal government's new Colorado River rules, adding the state facing the deepest near-term cuts to the fight over how federally mandated cuts are divided among the seven basin states.The Nevada Independent · 16 Oct, 22:46
• Another state to intervene in Nevada’s legal fight with the feds over Lake MeadThe federal government’s plan to slash the Colorado River allocations of Nevada, California and Arizona still remains unpopular amid historic drought.Las Vegas Review-Journal · 16 Oct, 20:14

In this story: Arizona · Nevada · California · Colorado River · federal government

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