'Any legitimate plan for the Colorado River must directly confront a key driver of the crisis in the first place: the overuse and abuse of limited water resources by big agribusiness and fossil fuel corporations,' said WenonahHauter foodandwater.
published Tuesday. The agency also explored the devastating implications of a third alternative—doing nothing.:"One option would be more beneficial to California and some tribes along the river that have high-priority rights to the river’s water. The second option is likely to be more favorable to Nevada and Arizona, who share the river's Lower Basin with California and say it's time for an approach that more fairly spreads the pain of cuts.
The two plans unveiled by the Interior Department"would achieve at least 2 million acre-feet of cuts in 2024, on top of existing cuts that states and other users previously agreed to,"noted."States, tribes, and other water users now have until May 30 to comment before federal officials announce their formal decision."
"Federal and state officials must work together to protect the Colorado River as a public trust resource and prioritize the well-being of Western communities before corporate profits." Since the Colorado River Compact was originally signed in 1922, the 1,450-mile waterway—a lifeline for 40 million people in the western U.S. and northern Mexico—has been overallocated.
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