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Needles council authorizes mayor to press federal agency to protect city's Colorado River water rights
Summary
After a staff briefing on the Biden administration's supplemental environmental impact statement for Colorado River operations, the Needles City Council unanimously authorized the mayor to submit a letter urging preservation of present perfected water rights and to use other means to defend the city's allocation.
The Needles City Council on April 25 authorized the mayor to submit a letter to federal officials urging preservation of the priority-based system for allocating Colorado River water and to take "all other available means" to protect the city's present perfected water rights.
City staff presented a briefing on the U.S. Department of the Interior's draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for Colorado River operating guidelines, explaining three broad options under consideration: leave operations…
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