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Colorado River Basin states must adopt a water conservation plan soon or the government will step in

The clock is ticking for the seven Colorado River Basin states to come up with a plan to dramatically reduce their water usage.

Federal officials have given the states a deadline of mid-August to agree to a deal to cut their use by 2 million to 4 million acre-feet; if they don’t, the federal government could step in and take action.

To get a sense of how the states are doing as the deadline approaches, The Show spoke with Luke Runyon, managing editor and reporter for the Colorado River Reporting Project at KUNC.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.