Some states will make significant cuts to their Colorado River water usage

WBUR

Published August 21, 2026 at 1:44 PM CDT

The federal government has announced the details of which states and water districts will need to cut back their water usage from the Colorado River over the next two years. Arizona, California and Nevada will make significant cuts to their take from the Colorado River.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan gets the latest from Alex Hager at KJZZ.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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