CAP candidates want feds to enforce Colorado River Compact
Candidates running to manage Arizona’s largest water provider want the federal government to take a stronger role in stalled Colorado River negotiations. Speaking during a candidates’ debate on Tuesday, Heather Macre, one of six people seeking a seat on the Central Arizona Water Conservation board, argued that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation — the federal agency responsible for managing dams — should provide “contours” to guide the seven Colorado River basin states toward a solution for managing the river’s recent decline. Macre and fellow board incumbent Terry Goddard said the bureau should at least clarify that any proposals will have to conform to the conditions of the 1922 Colorado River Compact, a critical treaty that divides the river among the seven states.
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