The plan reduces states’ usage of the Colorado River by more than 10%, in an attempt to preserve critical supplies of water for drinking and agriculture use.
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Arizona, California and Nevada struck a deal Monday to cut water usage back by millions of gallons in an attempt to keep the Colorado River from further drying out, as the river’s ecosystem suffers massive water loss amid historic drought and overuse.Key Facts
The three states announced Monday they would collectively lower their usage by at least 3 million acre-feet of water by 2026—an acre-foot is about 325,900 gallons of water, or roughly the amount two to three households use in a year, according to CNN.
