Western States and Federal Government Begin Public Process to Renegotiate Colorado River Management
- The US Interior Department has started a public process to update and enact rules for distributing Colorado River water.
- The Department of the Interior is developing long-term operational guidelines for the Colorado River to replace the 2007 interim guidelines.
- Federal officials have started a public process to update and enact rules for distributing Colorado River water.
- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has promised a "robust and transparent public process" for collecting comments on operational guidelines and strategies.
- The announcement is separate from an interim agreement announced last month by water administrators from Arizona, Nevada, and California to cut their combined use of the dwindling Colorado River.
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