Colorado River states face tough choices as water supplies shrink
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As communities in Arizona, Nevada, and California prepare to face reductions in the Colorado River’s water supply, San Diego officials argue that decades of millions of investments have placed the region in a privileged position to avoid the difficulties that could affect other areas of the south-west. Last month, the [...]
In 2024 it was announced that Baja California would no longer receive 493 million cubic meters of water from the Colorado River in the next three years The Baja California entrance will again receive less water from the Colorado River was first published on La Jornada Baja California.
Mexicali – In 2027, Mexico, specifically Baja California and Sonora, will receive 308.4 million cubic meters less water from the Colorado River. Víctor Daniel Amador Barragán, Secretary for Water Management, Sanitation, and Protection in Baja California, confirmed that according to the most recent minutes of the International Boundary and Water Commission between Mexico […]
LA JORNADA A critical situation for the farmers of the Mexicali Valley is coming with the reduction of irrigation water from the Colorado River that will affect 40,000 hectares of crops, warned the director of El Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Mexicali, Alfonso Cortez Lara. The most punished sector in this region is [...]
It’s Official: Feds Cut Colorado River Water for California, Nevada, and Arizona
The water cuts everyone spent three years arguing about got signed today. The Lower Basin loses about 21 percent of its river water, and the cuts could nearly double after 2028. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed the final Colorado River water plan Friday. After three deadlines blew by and seven states […]
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