California Releases Its Own Plan for Colorado River Cuts

California Releases Its Own Plan for Colorado River Cuts
The Colorado River passes through Grand Junction in Mesa County, Colo., on Aug. 24, 2022. Hugh Carey/The Colorado Sun via AP
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California released a plan detailing how Western states reliant on the Colorado River should save more water. It came a day after the six other states in the river basin made a competing proposal.

In a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, California described how states could conserve between 1 million and nearly 2 million acre feet of water through new cuts based on the elevation of Lake Mead, a key reservoir.