LAS VEGAS
Water leaders in the U.S. West gathered this week with a hefty task hanging over their heads — figuring out a long-term plan for sharing water from the Colorado River. They met as usual at the annual Colorado River Water Users Association conference in Las Vegas, but they don’t appear close to agreement. If they don’t reach consensus, the federal government will impose a plan. Over 40 million people rely on water from the Colorado River. But long-term drought and the effects of climate change are forcing a re-examination on how best to use the water. The federal government is giving states until Feb. 14 to come up with a plan.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The seven states that rely on the Colorado River to supply farms and cities across the U.S. West appear no closer to reaching a consensus on a long-term plan for sharing the dwindling resource…