2026-08-3114brief

Arizona loses about 30% of its Colorado River water in 2027 and 2028

The federal cut lands on Yuma County, which grows 90% of the leafy greens Americans eat in winter.

The Bureau of Reclamation proposed a two-year plan that would cut roughly 30% of Arizona's Colorado River supply in 2027 and 2028. The seven basin states failed to reach their own deal, and this interim federal plan is not final.

  • Interim federal plan would cut about 30% of Arizona's Colorado River supply in 2027 and 2028
  • Yuma County grows 90% of the leafy greens Americans eat in winter, per NBC News, and the cut lands hardest there