A buoy rests on the ground at a closed boat ramp at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Boulder City on Aug. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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States volunteer to take more cuts in Colorado River water

Pact requires states to cut 500,000 acre-feet in 2022 and 2023.

• By By Brittany Peterson and Felicia Fonseca Associated Press
• December 16, 2021