Nevada faces ‘unrealistic reductions’ in ‘fundamentally flawed’ Colorado River plan, officials say

By: Jeniffer Solis

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 588

Last Updated: 2 days, 20 hours ago

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The federal government has released its long-awaited 10-year plan to manage worsening water shortages along the Colorado River, including deep cuts to Nevada’s allocation of the drought-stricken river.

Following months of negotiations — and years of states failing to reach an agreement on their own — the Bureau of Reclamation on Friday published a final environmental impact statement laying out their framework for how to manage the river’s largest reservoirs, Lakes Mead and Powell, …

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