US EditionThe Colorado River is in trouble. Some groups want the government to step up
Environmental groups petition the Bureau of Reclamation to enforce water use limits amid drought, with 40 million people relying on the Colorado River across U.S. and Mexico.
- Earlier this year, environmental groups petitioned the Bureau of Reclamation to curb waste and conduct periodic water use reviews for the Colorado River.
- Chronic overuse and warming have reduced Colorado River flows, and states reliant on the river face a 2026 deadline with mid-November this year to reach a preliminary agreement to avoid federal intervention.
- Experts point to examples such as year-round flood irrigation of thirsty desert crops and washing sidewalks, while California’s Imperial Valley relies 100% on Colorado River water, complicating irrigation cuts.
- Invoking the rule previously led to litigation in 2003 over Imperial Irrigation District, and opponents warn cuts could cause hardship for farmers and consumers, raising food shortage concerns.
- Researchers recommend recycling wastewater and alternatives like crop shifts and desalination, citing California’s constitution and state water board as a model, said Noah Garrison and John Boelts.
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'It's getting pretty scary': The Colorado River, 40 million Americans, 7 states and no plan for how to manage inevitable decline
Earlier this year, several environmental groups sent a petition to the federal government with a seemingly simple message: Ensure that water from the imperiled Colorado River is not wasted and only being delivered for “reasonable” and “beneficial” uses. The organizations urged the Bureau of Reclamation to use its authority to curb water waste in the Lower Basin states: California, Arizona and Nevada. They argued it was necessary to help address …
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The Colorado River is in trouble. Some groups want the government to step up
A group of environmental advocates earlier this year sent a petition to the federal government with a simple, seemingly obvious message: Ensure that water from the imperiled Colorado River is only being delivered for reasonable and beneficial uses.
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