Congress approves seven-state Colorado River deal addressing drought conditions

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Congress approves seven-state Colorado River deal addressing drought conditions

By Rebecca Beitsch - 04/08/19 06:43 PM EDT  

The House and Senate both approved a seven-state agreement Monday night designed to reduce use of water from the parched Colorado River by drought-stricken Western states.

Sponsored by House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) the bill gives approval to a deal crafted through years of negotiations, designed to manage a limited water supply in the dry but rapidly-growing West. The bill passed by voice vote in both chambers.

The Colorado River is a water source for some 40 million people in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. But reservoirs along the river are increasingly drying up: Lake Mead and Lake Powell sit below 40 percent capacity.

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https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/437922-house-approves-seven-state-colorado-river-deal-addressing-drought

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The drought created by climate change in the southwest has made our area more arid, made water more precious and more finite, and we have to deal with that question,” Grijalva said in a video explaining the bill’s expedited passage.

Yea, right.