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Trump administration nominates official to oversee Colorado River negotiations

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The Colorado River flows through the Mojave Desert in California, right, and Arizona, left, on June 23, 2021.

As Nevada and its neighbors argue and a deadline looms, the Trump administration has chosen the official who will oversee contentious Colorado River negotiations if approved by the U.S. Senate.

Ted Cooke, who managed the Central Arizona Project from 2015 to 2023, would be the leader of the federal agency that manages water and dams in the West, according to a nomination list on the Senate’s website. The Central Arizona Project is a 336-mile pipeline system that brings Colorado River water to Arizona’s dense urban centers.





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