Colorado River, water shortages
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If there's no agreement among the seven Colorado River states on a drought plan, Arizona could face new cutbacks. Here's what Phoenix would do.
Nevada and six other Colorado River states failed to reach a broad agreement Tuesday on how to share the river’s dwindling water supply, missing a federally-imposed deadline after days of intense closed-door negotiations.
Utah's chief negotiator over the Colorado River says progress has been made in coming up with a new agreement to manage the water supply for more than 40 million people in the West.