Under the roadmap, the lower basin states of Arizona, California, and Nevada could face collective cuts of up to 3 million acre-feet (130 billion cubic feet or 3.7 billion cubic meters) of water annually, through 2036 This represents 20 percent of the amount these three states are technically entitled to," Sarah Porter, an expert in the field at Arizona State University, told AFP. Put another way, the cuts are roughly equivalent to the amount of water consumed by nine million households in a year. The actual extent of reductions will depend on the river's reserve levels and other hydrological conditions.
It will all be diverted to AI centers.