Glendale has a plan to compensate if the last bit of negotiations ends among the states connected to the Colorado River ends with with Arizona’s water allocation is cut in half.
Arizona officials are awaiting final word from the federal government on an agreement that would reduce the state’s allocation of Colorado River water by 760,000 acre-feet for two years.
The proposed reduction would primarily affect Central Arizona Project water users. While seemingly daunting, many Valley cities and towns have been preparing for decades for just such an event.
