Water coming from the Colorado River serves many people. However, negotiations on which states will use the resources has been a major point of discussion.
The Colorado River water crisis calls for many people to find solutions to tackle water shortage. With several states and tribes using water resources, the need for a solution becomes urgent. Recently, the Bureau of Reclamation released recommendations showing how to manage the water.
On PBS’ “Arizona Horizon,” Sarah Porter of the Kyl Center for Water Policy says the agreement hinges on who should take the shortage of water.
“Basically, the disagreement is the upper basin — which is Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. They believe that the lower basin should take all of the shortage,” she said.
She also says people will be affected by the solutions brought forth.
“So if we were sticking with priority, all of the shortage would go to CAP users and then eventually, if shortages got bigger and bigger, they could eventually reach users of higher priority in Yuma or the Colorado River Indian Tribes,” she said.
The Biden administration leaving means the next administration to take over will finish water proposals.
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