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"Please, from the bottom of my heart, prioritize tribal water rights and infrastructure," Bridget Dorsey wrote.

"Please, from the bottom of my heart, prioritize tribal water rights and infrastructure," Bridget Dorsey wrote.

Imperial farmers could be paid for losing water during hot summer months. About $230 million in Salton Sea fixes tied to deal too. Feds must okay it.

The three lower Colorado River basin states have reached a consensus on how to conserve at least 3 million acre-feet of water until 2026, but their plan still needs to be approved by the upper basin states and the Bureau of Reclamation.

California, Nevada and Arizona are proposing to cut their usage of Colorado River water by 3 million acre-feet by 2026 to prop up levels at Lake Mead. Learn more.

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The proposal – agreed upon by California, Arizona and Nevada – commits to measures to conserve the water through the end of 2026.

Imperial farmers could be paid for losing water during hot summer months. About $230 million in Salton Sea fixes tied to deal too. Feds must okay it.

Representatives of the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) and the Colorado Board of California testified on Tuesday at an informational hearing about how Southern California is preparing for climate impacts to water supplies and the river's status.

Across-the-board cuts could ignore historic water rights held by the powerful Imperial Irrigation District and other rural water districts.