ARIZONA MIRROR: The Trump administration’s ‘draconian’ water cuts could gut Arizona’s Colorado River supply

Hobbs says the reductions threaten farms, chipmakers and national security as the state weighs its legal options By Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror A new federal plan released Friday could mean cuts of up to 77% to Arizona’s share of Colorado River water, in the midst of a 25-year megadrought, something that state leaders say would cause catastrophic harm to the state’s economy. “Such reductions would devastate Arizona’s water users and its economy,” the Arizona Department of Water Resources said in […]