U.S. states struggle to share dwindling waters of Colorado River

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The Colorado River, which provides drinking water to 40 million people in seven U.S. states, is drying up, straining a water distribution pact amid the worst drought in 12 centuries, exacerbated by climate change.

But over the last two decades, the actual flow has dwindled to 12.5 million acre-feet on average, leaving state water managers with more rights on paper than existing supply.

Many experts see its decision to sit out the agreement as fuelling the chances that the water fight will end up in the nation's highest courts.

 

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California has resources. Stop releasing water when you get them.

Put a dam across the Golden Gate and make the central valley a huge great lake. Let the humans scurry up the foothills.

The money to build more water infrastructure was authorized in 2014. Yet not one project has been started. People continue to vote Democrat and nothing changes. We are literally circling the drain.

Build more reservoirs and dam, we literally had historic rainfall this season

It’s too bad California is landlocked and has to drain the entire Southwest for their water supply.

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California has invested $0 in recapturing water run off from rains which would have solved this and many other issues long ago. Instead they raised taxes and rates/fines for water usage to fill their own pockets

What climate change?

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