Senators form bipartisan Colorado River caucus as tensions rise in West over water crisis

(CNN)As the Colorado River sinks further into crisis and tensions rise between Western states over how to divvy up painful water cuts, a bipartisan group of senators are formalizing a new caucus to examine how Washington could help.What began as an informal group convened by Democratic Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado has grown to a council of senators that represent seven Colorado River basin states -- Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, California and Nevada, according to Hickenlooper's office.

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