We need the federal government is, you know, at the end of the day, the federal government is the sort of special master on the Colorado River. It is a interstate water body. It's not just Arizona, California. And California is a big user of Colorado River water. So one of the things that the federal government can do is put that pressure on a state like California, whereas we in Arizona just can't do that. (23:37–23:44)
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