The Colorado River, and the reservoirs it feeds, is running dry. Nearly 40 million Americans in seven states depend on it for drinking water, farming, and recreation. But since 2020, precipitation has been the lowest it’s been for some 1,200 years, according to climatologists.
Thank you for your article, most interesting; i empathize especially having lived_in/seen the disaster in the Colorado Front range.
But allow 2 corrections, if you will:
1) California (Central Valley) is hardly desert (considered by many to be the most productive valley worldwide, most certainly the US) and with 18k mi. is far more suitable/lush then any other space for its produce, the canal transport system, and its overall abundance.
2)The western states euphemism misrepresents all that is the WEST. Certianly the states you mention in the Southwest (and some central west) but the Northwest and the Rocky Mountains have no such fear, not suffering under the Colorado compact, while our 'relatively southern neighbors' with their massive populations may see that day, its not foreseeable for us. (though things change)
No argument that dunsel agencies can and will screw up public services in a heartbeat.
As a native Arizonan I am not going to pretend that I do not find the amount of growth we are experienceing troublesome when it comes to the problem of water supply. However this solution sound suspiciously like the lefts climate agenda, "raise the price of gas so high EV's look cost effective" strategy.
It also discounts measures that are already being taken by municipalities in the Valley to reduce water consumption. Many cities have been requiring desert landscaping for front yards, or turf instead of grass. I know Glendale had a program that would rebate you for the cost of replacing grass with desert landscaping. I am not sure if it is still active but we took advantage of it years ago.
I am not familiar with what Nevada and California are doing, but I highly doubt they are as efficient in regulating the water supply as Arizona is.
I've been to Arizona a couple times and that's what I loved about it (among other things) - rock and cactus yards instead of grass. Some people had gorgeous designs and almost made me wish I could do the same with my yard
Thank you for your article, most interesting; i empathize especially having lived_in/seen the disaster in the Colorado Front range.
But allow 2 corrections, if you will:
1) California (Central Valley) is hardly desert (considered by many to be the most productive valley worldwide, most certainly the US) and with 18k mi. is far more suitable/lush then any other space for its produce, the canal transport system, and its overall abundance.
2)The western states euphemism misrepresents all that is the WEST. Certianly the states you mention in the Southwest (and some central west) but the Northwest and the Rocky Mountains have no such fear, not suffering under the Colorado compact, while our 'relatively southern neighbors' with their massive populations may see that day, its not foreseeable for us. (though things change)
No argument that dunsel agencies can and will screw up public services in a heartbeat.
As a native Arizonan I am not going to pretend that I do not find the amount of growth we are experienceing troublesome when it comes to the problem of water supply. However this solution sound suspiciously like the lefts climate agenda, "raise the price of gas so high EV's look cost effective" strategy.
It also discounts measures that are already being taken by municipalities in the Valley to reduce water consumption. Many cities have been requiring desert landscaping for front yards, or turf instead of grass. I know Glendale had a program that would rebate you for the cost of replacing grass with desert landscaping. I am not sure if it is still active but we took advantage of it years ago.
I am not familiar with what Nevada and California are doing, but I highly doubt they are as efficient in regulating the water supply as Arizona is.
I've been to Arizona a couple times and that's what I loved about it (among other things) - rock and cactus yards instead of grass. Some people had gorgeous designs and almost made me wish I could do the same with my yard