Feds announce start of public process to reshape key rules on Colorado River water use by 2027

The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai reservation in northwestern Arizona on Aug. 15, 2022. Talks that could reshape the way Colorado River water is distributed started on Thursday, June 15, 2023, with a goal of updating and enacting rules in 2027 to continue to provide hydropower, drinking water and irrigation to farms, cities and tribes in seven U.S. states and Mexico. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

By Ken Ritter | The Associated Press

PUBLISHED: June 15, 2023 at 5:35 PM MDT | UPDATED: June 15, 2023 at 5:45 PM MDT

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Federal water managers say they've begun a public process to shape rules to be enacted in 2027 to continue providing hydropower, drinking water and irrigation to farms, cities and tribes in seven U.S. states and Mexico.

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