[BobL]

California has the option to DESALINATE water, which is very cheap compared at least to the retail price of water (desalinated water would add about 10% to a water bill compared to ‘free’ water).

They had a formal application to build a large plant - it was REJECTED by the state due to its relatively minuscule impact on Global Warming. So California, at least, SHOULD take the entire cut.

[ridesthemiles]

Can anyone explain the inclusion of WYOMING in this statement?

I don’t think the Colorado goes anywhere near Wyoming.

[ZOOKER]

Why does fedgov have the right to cut water allotments in some states but not in others? Is this fair?
Makes me think the ultimate goal is to control EVERYONE's water usage.
As usual, less freedom and more government is the preferred solution.

[Dr. Sivana]

Overuse and a 23-year drought have reduced the river’s flows by one-third

We just had a very rainy winter. This is starting to sound like the USSR complaining about 40 years of bad weather.

[hanamizu]

From the fourth paragraph, the most important issue for the Department of the Interior is making sure that Brandon get re-elected. And after all, that should be the prime motive for all of the Federal government’s actions, right?
/s

[mountainlion]

The government has no respect for established law, compacts, agreements nor treaties. California seems to grab more and more resources while they. have. less and less people.

[Openurmind]

I actually agree with this. Shut down the golf courses, artificial lakes, and backyard swimming pools for a few years. A very small but very wise sacrifice.

[Wuli]

The west coast and southwest states use of Colorado River water today is parceled out to them by long term arrangements, that began when the annual flow of the Colorado was much greater. A logn term trend of decreses rainfall along the western side of the Rockies has been lower the Colorado River for decades.

California, Nevada, Arizoan and New Mexico should, in the long run, have their use of the Colordao for drinking water curtailed. But it should be managed together with those states instituting extensive desalinization plant projects, on the California coast and in the Gulf of California (in cooperation with Mexico). Desalinization is the only thing that can manage the southwest states water needs, over the peaks and valleys of available water from the Colorado River. How to power such plants? That would be to use dedicaticated newest-design small modular nuclear power plants, insuring the desalinization plants are not subject to power outtages.

[Brilliant]

I don’t see how those AZ chip factories are going to get enough water.

[TexasFreeper2009]

Arizona, California, Nevada should never have been given a DROP from that river!!!

And especially NOT California!!!!!!!!!

[Az Joe]

https://www.usbr.gov/lc/phoenix/AZ100/1960/background_us_supreme_court_decision.html