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<br />,Arifon?Central: Calitornia commits to water plan <br /> <br />http://www.azcentral.com/news/ 122Unver. <br /> <br />C.C-: ~~ ~~ <br />C tQC..8 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />shop <br /> <br />a4e- .tralG:>n <br /> <br />F~:c1~ <br /> <br />NEWS MAlfl II>- <br />-- <br /> <br />8zcentra!.com NEWS,SPORTS. OOERTAlNhlrnT. RUSIHESS.(Q~\UtH1Y' TRAVEl. un .(lASSIFlEOS.SOOPP1NG. YEllOW PAGES <br /> <br />OPINIONS <br />EAST VAlUV <br />NEVAillY <br />WEST VAillY <br />8U51tlESS <br />WEATHER <br />AUTOS <br /><OMPVTIIIG <br />AJUZOMA DIGEST <br />AP WIRE <br />HEAlTH/SaEflq, <br />!mllS fROM HOME <br />M,ESSAGE BOARDS <br />ARCHIVE SEAR<H <br />ARIZOMA REPUBUC <br />SPKIAl REPORTS <br />SERVICE mITER <br />ammws <br />Rill ESTA TI <br />EMPLOYIAHH <br />MEET YOUR MATCH <br /> <br />lof4 <br /> <br />Analysis <br /> <br />California commits to water plan <br /> <br />Drought years concern Arizona <br /> <br />By Shaun McKinnon <br />The Arizona Republic <br />Dec. 20, 1999 <br /> <br />LAS VEGAS -- One side says it hauled out the riot act and <br />read it long and loud, The other side insists it was ready to' <br />cooperate anyway and didn't need any prodding. <br /> <br />Whatever happened behind the closed doors of a Caesars <br />Palace conference room last week apparently worked: <br />California and the other six states that share the Colorado River <br />cracked a months-old stalemate after California finally <br />committed to a plan that will wean it from the extra water it has <br />been taking and force its thirsty users to live within th~ir legal <br />allocation. <br /> <br />"We know there are people who thought we weren't working as <br />hard as we could have been," said Jerry Zimmerman, executive <br />director of California's Colorado River Board. "But we believe <br />what we have offered is for the good of California and in the <br />best interests of the other states." <br /> <br />The other states will be the judge of that, but water officials say <br />Thursday's informal agreement to press onward was significant <br />in the world of Western water politics and may help river users <br />avoid the worst consequences of the next inevitable drought. <br /> <br />For Arizona, the most important issue is how California's plan <br />will deal with shortages during dry years. Under the deal that <br />allowed Arizona to build the Central Arizona Project and bring <br />water to Phoenix and Tucson, the state agreed to assign that <br />water a junior status, meaning California and Nevada can take <br />their share of the river before any water runs down the CAP <br />canal. <br /> <br />'They heard us' <br /> <br />Rita Pearson, director of the Arizona Department of Water <br />Resources, said California answered some of her questions <br />with its presentation Thursday, but many others remain before <br /> <br />12/20/999:03 AM <br />