NEW THIS MORNING: The governors of Arizona, California and Nevada have announced a three-year plan to conserve three million acre-feet of water.
PHOENIX — Arizona, California and Nevada on Monday proposed a plan to significantly reduce their water use from the drought-stricken Colorado River over the next three years.
Specifics of the deal announced Monday were sparse, including exactly how the cuts would be spread out. JB Hamby, chairman of the Colorado River Board of California, said in a statement his state would be responsible for 1.6 million acre-feet in cuts. No details were immediately provided on how Arizona and Nevada would split the rest.
In recent years, the river's woes have forced the federal government to cut some water allocations and to offer up billions of dollars to pay farmers and cities to pay farmers, cities and others to cut back.
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