While the Colorado River is under stress due to increasing demand for water and decreasing flows, a dispute over how to manage its waters is straining relations between state management bodies.
Most recently, the largest water supplier in Arizona — the Central Arizona Project (CAP) — backpedaled and revised its position on how best to manage the overburdened waterway after coming under fire for taking an aggressive stance.
The CAP had previously stated its goal keep water levels high enough in Lake Mead to maintain its fair share of water, but low enough to require other management bodies to put
