Colorado River, Western states
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Gov. Katie Hobbs is calling on the Trump administration to help negotiate a deal between the seven states that rely on the Colorado River for water.
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Pump station to move 3 billion gallons of water from Lake Okeechobee to Everglades daily
The EAA Reservoir system — estimated to cost more than $3 billion — includes a 10,000-acre reservoir and 6,500-acre Stormwater Treatment Area (STA). Together, state officials say, the system will store and clean up to 78 billion gallons of water, sending hundreds of thousands of acre-feet of clean water south instead of toward the coasts.