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handle is hein.crs/govesnn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional *,Research Service Informing the Legistfive debate since 1914___________________ Responding to Drought in the Colorado River Basin Updated February 18, 2025 The Colorado River Basin covers more than 246,000 square miles in seven U.S. states and Mexico. Basin waters are governed by multiple documents, known collectively as the Law of the River. The Colorado River Compact of 1922 established the framework to apportion water supplies between the river's Upper and Lower Basins, with each basin allocated 7.5 million acre-feet (MAF) annually. The compact requires the Upper Basin to release certain waters to the Lower Basin and Mexico (Figure 1). The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) plays a prominent role in basin water management due to the many federally authorized projects in the basin. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11982 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress -

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