Nevada draws the short stick

Water plan punishes the lower basin states with mandatory water cuts while upper basin states are allowed to make voluntary cutbacks.

Arizona and Nevada will feel the brunt of the pain under a federal plan to reduce stress on the Colorado River. It’s an unjust solution, particularly for the Silver State.

Recently, the Interior Department released a 10-year blueprint to address water shortages on the Colorado. 

The river has been over-allocated for a century, and long-term drought has severely worsened the problem in recent decades. 

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