Seven States Reach Agreement On Water Use From Dwindling Colorado River

YUMA, ARIZONA - MAY 25: An aerial view of the long-depleted Colorado River, currently swollen by winter snowmelt water, as it flows past farmland along the border between California (L) and Arizona on May 25, 2023 near Yuma, Arizona. States along the drought-stricken Colorado River, a source of drinking water for 40 million people, reached an agreement earlier this week on water supply conservation with the Biden administration. California, Arizona and Nevada, states which make up the Lower Basin of the river, have agreed to save 3 million acre-feet of water by 2026, in exchange for $1.2 billion in federal funds. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)