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Colorado River officials plan to expand a conservation program, but questions remain about some of the proposed ideas.

Colorado River officials plan to expand a conservation program next year that pays farmers and ranchers to use less water. But questions remain about some of the proposed ideas and the program’s overall efficacy.

The Colorado River winds through seven states and two nations, including 277 miles through the Grand Canyon. Here's where the river starts and ends.

Farmers and ranchers in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico will be eligible to receive compensation for water conservation over the next year, following a recent agreement among these Upper Colorado River Basin states. Officials from the four states voted last week to revise and extend what’s known as the System Conservation Pilot Program (SCPP)…

For Star subscribers: But two retired U.S. scientists say the judge who prescribed the water rights didn't go far enough — the opposite view of local governments and business interests.