I will fight to protect Arizona's Colorado River water supply and existing water rights, including by supporting Yuma's fight against federal or California-backed efforts that make Arizona shoulder more shortages.

Paul A. Gosar · Arizona · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Fight alongside Yuma to defend Arizona's water rights and oppose additional Colorado River shortage burdens on Arizona.. Promised outcome: Arizona's existing water rights and water supply would be protected from further reductions.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official U.S. House weekly newsletter during Gosar's current federal House term representing Arizona's 9th District.

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Yuma is right to fight—and I’m in this fight with them. For years, California has used its senior water rights and political muscle to push Arizona and other Western states around. Now that there isn’t enough water to go around, California wants Arizona to keep taking the hit. Not on my watch! I have been fighting for Arizona’s water for years, and I am not backing down now.

Gosar committed to staying in the fight with Yuma against efforts he says would force Arizona to take more Colorado River water cuts.

Representative Paul Gosar
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Evidence

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The new federal rules governing the Colorado River took effect October 1, but the fight over what they mean for Arizona is far from over.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Latest located official Gosar update near the lookback window says the federal Colorado River rules had taken effect and frames the issue as ongoing, with Gosar pressing DOI and saying he will continue fighting for Arizona water rights.

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Representative Paul Gosar
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If the Lower Basin States implement their proposed sharing agreement, the reduction per State would be: Arizona: 760,000 acre-feet California: 440,000 acre-feet Nevada: 50,000 acre-feet

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official Interior decision left Arizona facing a larger proposed reduction than California or Nevada for 2027-2028, so the underlying protection sought by the commitment had not been delivered as of the latest review.

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Interior Department Finalizes Plans for 2027-2028 Colorado River Operations | U.S. Department of the Interior
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Public state: pending As of 2026-10-11 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment is an ongoing promise to fight for Arizona/Yuma water interests and resist further shortage burdens. The verified evidence shows the Colorado River rules had taken effect while the dispute over Arizona remained ongoing, and Interior's 2027-2028 plan still contemplated Arizona taking a larger reduction than California or Nevada. That does not establish that Arizona's water supply or existing rights were protected, nor does it document a completed attributable partial outcome. With no deadline and no verified enacted/protective result, the proper outcome is unresolved. Effort is credited based on the verified original commitment's statement that Gosar had been fighting and was not backing down, but attribution for any delivered result is unknown because no delivery is shown.

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