Arizona's Colorado River Allocation Could Fall By 47%

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NPR reports that Arizona’s Central Arizona Project canal, which carries Colorado River water to Phoenix and Tucson, could lose 47% of its allocation under a new federal plan for cutting back river use. The nation’s two largest reservoirs have shrunk to record lows, while nearly 40 million people across seven Western states rely on the river. NPR also looks back at warnings from the canal’s 1960s designers, who proposed bringing in outside water that never materialized. The report covers the cuts, the drought and how the system got here.  Disclosure: This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.

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00:00Arizona's Central Arizona Project Canal faces deep water cuts, NPR reports.

00:05A new federal plan for cutting back Colorado River use could mean a 47 percent cut to the

00:11canal's allocation. The 336-mile system of canals, pipelines, and pumping plants

00:16carries river water to the Phoenix and Tucson areas. Nearly 40 million people across seven

00:22western states rely on the Colorado River. The nation's two largest reservoirs have shrunk to

00:27record lows. NPR says people are taking more water out of the river than it can provide.

00:32The 21st century has seen record-breaking drought supercharged by climate change.

00:37In the 1960s, the canal's architects warned its flows would drop in this century.

00:42They proposed bringing in outside water, including from the Columbia River system and

00:47desalination plants on the Pacific coast. Those ideas never became reality. Disclosure. This

00:53video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.

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