# Federal officials announce water cuts as Colorado River supplies continue to plunge

https://mins.news/en/item/29031

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-22 03:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://bit.ly/46f4ZEr

> Federal officials have announced steep water reductions for the next two years in three Western states that depend on the imperiled Colorado River, whose supplies continue to decline.

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