Alex Hager

The federal government has decided how to divide the Colorado River among the seven states that share it. Climate-driven drought has made an already contentious process even more difficult.

The federal government has decided how to divide the Colorado River among the seven states that share it. Climate-driven drought has made an already contentious process even more difficult.

The Salt River Project says Valley cities — Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe — will use the Arizona Canal to get stored aquifer water during Colorado River shortages.

The federal government has issued new rules for sharing water from the Colorado River.

Under a new federal plan out today to manage the Colorado river, Arizona, California and Nevada face potentially steep water cuts over the next decade.

The Interior Department has released the final environmental impact statement, which sets the stage for cuts to water allocations.

Under a new federal plan out today to manage the Colorado river, Arizona, California and Nevada face potentially steep water cuts over the next decade. The plan by the Interior Department will impact communities and farms across those states. For now, the proposal spares Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming from mandatory water cuts. Legal battles are expected.

Under a new federal plan out today to manage the Colorado river, Arizona, California and Nevada would share steep water cuts over the next decade. The plan by will deeply impact communities and farms across those states.

Under a new federal plan out today to manage the Colorado river, Arizona, California and Nevada would share steep water cuts over the next decade. The plan by will deeply impact communities and farms across those states.

The federal government is expected to announce big cutbacks for users of the Colorado River soon, and Phoenix-area cities will likely get hit especially hard.