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After two years of stalemate among seven states struggling to manage the critically low Colorado River, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is turning to a bold new solution: a water marketplace. Partnering with agencies in Arizona, Nevada, and California, the plan lets cities using alternative water sources—like desalinated or recycled water—sell their unused Colorado River allocations. This incentivizes innovation, rewards conservation, and preserves historic water rights—all while addressing the reality that lakes Mead and Powell are at record lows and 40 million people still depend on this shrinking resource. It’s not about dividing dwindling supplies, but creating competition and ingenuity to make more water available.

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