Officials: Arizona won’t have drought plan done by deadline

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona water officials say the state won’t have all the pieces of a Colorado River drought plan wrapped up by a March 4 deadline set by the federal government.
Central Arizona Project director Ted Cooke says he expects about half of the 15 agreements to be in place by the deadline and hopes to have the rest signed within 60 days. Cooke says March 4 is an “artificial deadline” and the state is working diligently to finalize the complex agreements.
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