Under the Bureau of Reclamation's plan, California, Nevada and Arizona will collectively reduce water use by 1.25 million acre-feet annually during that period, with the possibility of larger cuts depending on conditions.
Meanwhile, neighboring Mexico will reduce its intake by 250,000 acre-feet under a U.S.-Mexico treaty.
The Colorado River serves as a water supply source to an estimated 35 million to 40 million people, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.
Last winter saw the worst snowpack on record for the Colorado River Basin, adding more stress on farmers, industry, wildlife and hydropower producers, as well as tens of millions of people who rely on the waterway, including in dozens of Native American tribes and in two Mexican states.
If the water in Lake Powell falls just 33 more feet, the reservoir will no longer meet the water levels needed to generate hydroelectric power, meaning the water can't move through the dam into the Colorado River.
"For 2027 and 2028, the reductions that are now memorialized here will provide substantial stability for folks," said Tom Buschatzke, Arizona Department of Water Resources director. "We'll continue to negotiate and figure out how we're going to operate over a longer-term period, which is what we all want."
Officials in Nevada applauded their collaboration with Arizona and California and said a seven-state consensus remains their preferred path for the river.
"When the Hoover Dam, a symbol of American fortitude and American power, drops and loses its shine, it can be scary," Roerink said. "But it can also pose itself as a great opportunity for us to prepare for the next hundred years in a meaningful way."
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