The Brief The federal government unveiled a framework calling for mandatory Colorado River water reductions of up to 3 million acre-feet across Lower Basin states. Our proposal is one of the largest conservation programs in Colorado River history and builds on Arizona’s decades-long commitment to responsible water stewardship. I remain steadfast in my commitment to a long-term Colorado River solution that ensures every state in the system shares in its conservation. No other state in the Colorado River basin can say the same. Inequitable, federally imposed cuts to our Colorado River water allocation will be unacceptable to Arizonans, and will put every American at risk.