Large Southwestern cities are bracing for cuts to their water supplies after the federal government stepped in last week with a 10-year plan to save the reservoirs on the Colorado River from crashing.
Of the seven states that draw water from the river, none is likely to feel the impact more than Arizona.
“We are very upset,” said Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego. “The Department of Interior’s plan forces Arizona, and Central Arizona in particular, to take so much of these cuts.”…