Nevada signs water sharing agreement with Arizona, California

By: Jeniffer Solis

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: June 4, 2026

Words: 555

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Lake Mead could soon benefit from the nation’s largest desalination plant thanks to an agreement that would allow water agencies in Nevada, Arizona, and California to explore ways to exchange water supplies across the drought-challenged Colorado River Basin.

On Wednesday, the federal government and water agencies in the three states signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a framework for an interstate pilot program that could let agencies in Arizona and Nevada tap San …

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