Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
The All-American Canal runs along the U.S.-Mexico border and delivers water from the Colorado River to the Imperial Valley. Farmers in the valley use most of California's entitlement to the river. Village News/Caleb Hampton photo
California has agreed to make long-term cuts to the amount of water the state uses from the Colorado River, according to a proposed plan for managing the river released earlier this month by California, Nevada and Arizona.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the seven states in the Colorado River Basin, as well as 30 tribes and Mexico, are negotiating a plan to protect the river after a decades-long megadrought depleted flows and left key reservoirs Lake Mead and Lake Powell in danger of running dry.
Under the Lower Basin states' proposal, which would take effect after 2026 and potentially last...
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