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

State says it will release its own plan as six others agree plan to dramatically cut water use from river stressed by drought and overuse

Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming did not reach a deal to voluntarily cut their water usage from the drought-stricken river.

The Wests multidecade drought has sent water levels in key reservoirs along the river to unprecedented lows. Officials from Nevada and Arizona say that they and California must account for how much water is actually in the river.

Six Western states along the Colorado River have reached a tentative agreement to cut back on shared water use from the river's two major dams, but California did not sign on with the deal.

Six other states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut water use in the basin.

As Upper Basin Avoids Real Cuts Again.

Six Western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut water use in the basin. California is the holdout.

Six Western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut water use in the basin. California is the holdout.

Officials said the state would release its own plan.