Key questions resurfaced Thursday at a conference of Colorado River water administrators and users from seven U.S. states, Native American tribes and Mexico who are served by the shrinking river stricken by drought and climate change.
than is drawn from it has dominated over the conference. And after more than two decades of drought and climate change, the annual conference at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas has taken on a crisis vibe.For the second year in a row, Arizona and Nevada will face cuts in the amount of water they can draw from the Colorado River as the West endures an extreme drought, federal officials announced on Aug. 16. FOX 10's Nicole Garcia reports.
Limiting population growth was not discussed as an option. Cooke said market forces, not the government, should dictate who moves where. Lake Mead was at 100% capacity in mid-1999. Today it is 28% full. Lake Powell, which was last full in June 1980, is at 25%.mostly affecting farmers in Arizona "We’re using more than we have," Brenda Burman, former head of the Bureau of Reclamation, said during "Colorado River 101" on Wednesday.As head of the bureau, Burman had warned the Water Users Association four years ago that drought action was needed. She’ll be replacing Cooke, who is retiring, as general manager of the Central Arizona Project.
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