Breaking news: States that depend on drought-stricken Colorado River are poised to miss deadline for water-cut plan, as California won’t sign on
During the past two decades of drought, and particularly in recent years, the river’s flow has declined but states continue to consume more than the river provides, based on a framework established a century ago.The proposal lays out potential new cuts for the states of the Southwest that lie downstream from the major reservoirs — Arizona, Nevada, and California — as well as the country of Mexico, which has treaty rights to a portion of the river’s water.
But officials in these farming districts with long-standing water rights do not intend to give them up without a fight — or without compensation that meets their needs.Alex Cardenas, the president of the board of directors of the Imperial Irrigation District, noted that the water rights among the farmers in his area of California near thepredate the formation of the Bureau of Reclamation, which manages the river system. His water district uses about 2.
As negotiations have progressed in recent months, the Imperial Irrigation District has offered to cut its usage by 250,000 acre feet — or about 10 percent. The Biden administration helped pave the way for that offer by
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