Green Options » colorado river water http://greenoptions.com/tag/colorado-river-water Posts tagged 'colorado river water' Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:48:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 85 Year Old “War” Over Colorado River Water Ends http://planetsave.com/blog/2007/12/14/85-year-old-war-over-colorado-river-water-ends/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2007/12/14/85-year-old-war-over-colorado-river-water-ends/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:48:13 +0000 Max Lindberg http://planetsave.com/blog/2007/12/14/85-year-old-war-over-colorado-river-water-ends/ hoover_dam_pictures_t2700.jpgIt’s been going on since 1922, seven western states staking their claims on Colorado River Water. For years, a sometimes divisive battle has raged as Colorado, Utah, California, Arizona, Wyoming, Nevada and New Mexico all said they weren’t getting their share of the precious liquid.

It came to an end in Las Vegas, when representatives of the seven states inked their signatures to a 20 year water-use agreement that now supersedes the 1922 pact.

The plan resolves several legal issues among water agencies and formalized rules fostering cooperation during drought conditions now ongoing in the region. The states are promising consultation and negotiation before litigation on Colorado River water issues. What a concept.

Three lower-basin states, Arizona, California and Nevada will use the Lake Mead reservoir behind Hoover Dam to store water they won’t use or need right now. Thirty million people depend on water in that region, especially in Southern California, where 26 cities and water districts serve about 18 million customers.

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