Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming have until the end of the month to come up with a plan for drastic water cuts on top of the cutbacks residents have already seen.
The joint proposal, which officials call a 'consensus based modeling alternative,' is a proposal to conserve water. Experts say it's a step in the right direction, but more work needs to be done. FOX 10's Marissa Sarbak reports.Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming have until Jan.
"It’s a little bit of an urban versus agricultural discussion," Porter explained. "By the same token agriculture uses most of the water [by] 75%." "The approach includes explicit consideration of evaporation losses that are currently unallocated in the Lower Colorado River," said Chuck Cullom, Executive Director of the Upper Colorado River Commission.
"I think we're at a critical moment in the management of the river. It's critical for many reasons. It's important that people understand that even though it's been raining recently, we still need to work on these problems," said Kathy Jacobs, Director of the Center for Climate Adaptation with the University of Arizona.On Feb.
"The California proposal assigns shortages to a degree, but then acknowledges deeper cuts may be necessary," said Deven Upadhyay with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. "Those specific allocations of shortages will have to be figured out in the coming months."
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