California is pitted against Arizona and five other states in a fight over just how to cut millions of acre feet of Colorado River water use — and fast.
It’s been painted as a battle over who should shoulder the burden to save Lake Powell and Lake Mead and avoid hitting dead pool, a term that sounds as serious as it is.
But Joanna Allhands argues maybe we should look at this conflict a little differently.
Allhands is a columnist for the Arizona Republic. She joined The Show to talk about why.