Alex Hager
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first heard Jun 2025
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The cutbacks will last through twenty twenty eight.
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It's an attempt to prop up the nation's two largest reservoirs, which both hit record low levels earlier this month.
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The cuts could have been nearly double this amount, but the federal government negotiated with Arizona, California, and Nevada to soften the blow of water reductions.
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Cities in the Phoenix and Tucson areas will be the hardest hit, but most have robust backup plants to keep taps flowing normally.
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The upstream states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New York.
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Mexico will not have to take cutbacks under the new plan.
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That's after years of failed negotiations.
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For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix.
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The cutbacks will last through 2028.
It's an attempt to prop up the nation's two largest reservoirs, which both hit record low levels earlier this month.
The cuts could have been nearly double this amount, but the federal government negotiated with Arizona, California, and Nevada to soften the blow of water reductions.
Cities in the Phoenix and Tucson areas will be the hardest hit, but most have robust backup plants to keep taps flowing normally.
The upstream states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico.
Mexico will not have to take cutbacks under the new plan.
That's after years of failed negotiations.
Federal officials said they want to keep working with states that use the river to come up with a consensus agreement for cutting back on demand.
For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix.
The Colorado River Reservoir covers parts of Utah and northern Arizona.
If the water level drops much lower, it could force the shutdown of hydropower turbines that send electricity to about five million people.
If it drops further, the dam could have trouble sending water downstream at all, jeopardizing the supply for major cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles.
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