![]() ![]() “Otherwise,” he wrote, “I genuinely believe that we are at an impasse, and we’re all headed to a very dark place.”īut ultimately, Arizona and Nevada never felt that California was willing to give enough. In late July, Harris, of California, emailed a proposal to the Bureau of Reclamation outlining scenarios in the range of 1 million acre feet in cuts, saying it was imperative negotiators be able to “declare some level of victory.” Former Central Arizona Project general manager Ted Cooke responded by suggesting the farmers make it work at one-third of the price, which still was higher but closer to going rates. The states shared disdain for a proposal from farmers near Yuma and southern California to be paid $1,500 an acre foot for water they conserved. ![]()
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