Federal Plan Calls for Major Water Cuts in AZ, CA, NV

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... "The department has a responsibility to ensure the Colorado River system remains reliable and resilient for the millions of Americans, communities and industries that depend on it," Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a statement. "This framework provides the flexibility to respond to changing hydrologic conditions while preserving the opportunity for the Basin States to continue working toward durable, consensus-based solutions." ...

@#1 ... The department has a responsibility to ensure the Colorado River system remains reliable and resilient for the millions of Americans, communities and industries that depend on it ...

Maybe, then, look at climate change as a possible cause of the problem?

@#3 ... Has to be unsustainable. ...

I see a similar thing around here.

Developers putting up massive apartments on narrow one-and-a-half lane roads, and then the developers tell the town, "deal with it."

Not nearly as bad as what may be happening in Phoenix, but similar.

@#5

Yup.

The Colorado River has not enough water to support those who rely upon it.

But why might that be?

One view ...

As snowpacks shrink, temperatures rise, and less water flows into the Colorado River, we're facing a historic mega-drought that's worsening with climate change.
www.grandcanyontrust.org

@#7

Yeah, but AZ and NV?

... The Trump administration has ordered construction crews on a border wall to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico after ranchers said pumping groundwater needed to make concrete could threaten their livestock.

The order comes as crews across the southern border race to complete one of President Donald Trump's highest domestic priorities -- barriers that span four states and received over $46 billion in federal funding. Controversies have sprouted up in Texas and California, with border-town residents and environmentalists reporting a wide variety of issues with construction.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which oversees border wall construction, has said water is needed to make concrete for roads, wall construction and dust suppression. Cattle ranchers in the area say the drought has already forced them to reduce their herd size.

"It would put us in an immediate catastrophe and having to do something with our livestock. I mean, it could potentially put some people out of business, us included," said Russell Johnson, a cattle rancher whose property runs along the border. ...

@#32

thx for the correction.