1. Colorado River supply for 2027–2028 remains uncertain. Staff said Metropolitan still lacks certainty about its supply for the next two years. In March 2024, California’s Colorado River Board, with Metropolitan’s support, proposed 440,000 acre-feet in cuts in all but the wettest years, with larger cuts in dry years. A seven-state agreement did not emerge. A later two-year Lower Basin proposal helped shape the 2027–2028 operating guidelines, but a Lower Basin agreement remains under negotiation amid litigation filed by Nevada and Arizona. No firm deadline has been set for those negotiations or for an in-state agreement on sharing the proposed reduction.
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