![]() ![]() Federal water officials have triggered one of them.īut federal regulators should not be swayed. There are legal and creative ways to adjust water rights to meet the needs of a drier state. Opinion Editorial: The feds can curb a foolish California water giveaway By the time the river flows into Lake Powell in Utah and Arizona, and then into Lake Mead in Arizona and Nevada, even before it actually reaches the section where it marks the Arizona-California border, much of California’s share is already in the atmosphere over those other states. The Colorado travels furthest to reach California, which uses the most water, so naturally - the argument goes - California should be on the hook for most of the evaporation. Together the six states upriver from California came up with a novel, if disingenuous, proposal: When calculating the amount of water used by each state, include the amount that evaporates in the Lower Basin before it reaches its destination. It would be political suicide for each state’s elected leaders. ![]() No state would voluntarily give up water without getting anything in return. ![]() Two states in the Lower Basin - Arizona and Nevada - likewise want to limit any losses, and it stands to reason. The four states in the Upper Colorado River Basin - Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico - have never used their full allocation and resist cutting the amount they currently take. ![]()
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