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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Six Western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut water use in the basin, months after the federal government called for ...

States that use water from the Colorado River are facing a deadline from the Bureau of Reclamation. If they are unable to agree on cutbacks, the federal government could force use reductions as part of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, or SEIS.

Growing up on the east coast, and now living in the mid-west, water quantity has never been an issue for me or my work (water quality is an issue, but quantity, less so). APPARENTLY* water quantity is an issue in the western U.S. So how do you solve the common...

States dependent on Colorado River supplies have missed yet another deadline for agreeing to water cuts. Will the federal government step in?

Six Western states that rely on water from the Colorado River, including Arizona, have agreed on a model to cut water use in the basin.

Six out of the seven western states that depend on the Colorado River have submitted a plan to cut usage. Federal officials had set a Tuesday deadline amid historically low levels in reservoirs.

Authorities in US West are in talks to cut water use as Colorado River faces historically low levels amid drought.

Colorado joined five other states in agreeing to the proposal, setting up a confrontation with California, the system's largest and most populous user.

While unanimous agreement to the accord isn't required, negotiators are concerned without everyone being on the same page, the Federal Government may intercede