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Engineering hurdles, high costs and political challenges stand in the way of an easy fix to the West's water shortages.
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The federal government is expected to announce water cuts soon that would affect some of the 40 million people reliant on the Colorado River.
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Supporters say it would provide more certainty for water users as the Colorado River continues to get stretched. Sen. Mark Kelly said it's a historic step in resolving what has been a decades-long dispute over water supplies.
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Thanks to rights to more than 650,000 acre-feet of water, the tribe, and its leader Stephen Roe Lewis, are a power player in a parched region.
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Navajo officials are celebrating the signing of legislation outlining a proposed water rights settlement that will ensure supply from the Colorado River and other sources for three Native American tribes and more security for drought-stricken Arizona.
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The tribe has one of the largest single outstanding claims in the Colorado River basin, and Thursday's vote marks one of many approvals needed to finalize a deal that has been years in the making.
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A proposed water rights settlement for three Native American tribes in Arizona has taken a significant step forward with an introduction in the Navajo Nation Council. It's the first of many approvals needed to finalize a deal decades in the making.
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Eighteen tribes that use Colorado River water sent a list of principles to the federal government as contentious talks about how to share the shrinking supply continue.
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Arizona's Gila River Indian Tribe said it does not support the Lower Basin's proposal for post-2026 river management, adding a new layer to the complicated negotiations.
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The Utah Legislature honed in on small policy changes rather than a massive overhaul of water law.
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Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming have one plan in mind. California, Arizona and Nevada have a different idea. The seven states primarily disagree about how to account for climate change and how to release water from Lake Powell.
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Water negotiators from states around the Southwest said they are planning to submit separate proposals to the Bureau of Reclamation about managing the Colorado River after 2026.