Tom Buschatzke

Rule Changes

As of August 2026: Arizona's lead negotiator; cautiously supportive

Farmers and cities across the Southwest just learned how much less river water they will get. On August 22, the US Department of the Interior signed rules cutting Arizona, California and Nevada by about 1.25 million acre-feet a year, roughly 21% of their Colorado River supply. Arizona takes the deepest cut.

Updated Aug 23