Friday Top of the Scroll: Who must give up Colorado River water? As conservation talks start, tensions rise
The seven states that share the Colorado River’s water celebrated some conservation wins at their annual meeting here this week but quickly began sparring over who will bear the brunt of future pain that they agree a drying climate will dole out. Talk of cutbacks has long focused on the three states collectively known as the Lower Basin — Arizona, California and Nevada — and on Wednesday, representatives of California water districts and tribes signed federally funded deals to leave more water in the river’s largest reservoir over the next two years.
Related articles:
- Newsweek: Colorado River crisis fueled by ignored 1916 study, says hydrologist
- Colorado Sun: Expect a messy compromise on the future of the Colorado River, negotiators say in Las Vegas
- Salt Lake Tribune: California’s Colorado River water cuts will last a few years. Then what?
- Fox 13 – Salt Lake City: Colorado River water conservation deal inked, but fight looms in the future
- University of Colorado: How an overlooked study over a century ago helped fuel the Colorado River crisis
