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(April 21, 2009, The Arizona Republic)

The Colorado River provides one-third of the state’s water…

The seven states – Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico – that use river water have agreed to reduced deliveries if the lake drops to an elevation of 1,075 feet. Arizona would absorb most of the initial shortages because of a deal struck years ago to ensure construction of the Central Arizona Project Canal, which moves water from the Colorado River to Phoenix and Tucson.

(Original Article Here)

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