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Colorado River crisis: Lower basin braces for massive federal water cuts

NPR | By Scott Simon,

Alex Hager

Published August 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM EDT

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The Trump Administration has released a two-year operating plan for the Colorado River. Arizona, California and Nevada are expected to cut their water use from the river.

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Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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