The states downstream that draw water from the Colorado River — California being the 800 lb. gorilla, but Arizona and Nevada doing their share — pull more water from the river than is actually put into it by upstream states (Colorado in particular).
The result has been decades of agreements, broken agreements, proposed agreements, litigation, more litigation, and even more litigation.
If this agreement works, it might make the shortage more tolerable. Heck, the states might even let a few gallons make it over to the Mexican side of the border (rolls eyes).
Originally shared by +Stan Pedzick:
Well this is a positive development.
US states agree on plan to manage overtaxed Colorado River
DENVER (AP) — Seven Southwestern U.S. states that depend on the overtaxed Colorado River have reached landmark agreements on how to manage the waterway amid an unprecedented drought, including a commitment by California to bear part of the burden before it is legally required to do so, officials said Tuesday. The agreements are tentative and must be approved by multiple states and agencies as well as the U.S. government. But they are seen as a mi…
