The reductions would make up about 13% of the amount being used by Arizona, California and Nevada.
Three western US states have agreed to draw less water from the drought-depleted Colorado River in exchange for $1.2bn in federal funding.
The reductions announced on Monday would account for about 13% of the amount being drawn by the three states. All seven states pulling water from the Colorado River - including Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico - have endorsed the plan. The governors of California, Arizona and Nevada released a joint statement lauding the blueprint as a necessary step towards refilling western reservoirs.
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