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DAN WALTERS: Seven western states are playing a high-stakes game of chicken over how diversions from the crisis-ridden Colorado River will be reduced.
California recently proposed its own plan for water usage, with Arizona bearing the brunt of the cuts.
Communities, largely home to low-income Latino residents, still have dry wells. Restoring groundwater takes decades, with costly, long-term replenishment projects — and ultimately, much less pumping.
A number of solutions have been proposed as Lake Mead and Lake Powell near dead pool levels, including draining one lake to fill the other.
Seven western states are playing a high-stakes game of chicken over how diversions from the crisis-ridden Colorado River will be reduced.