Whose Colorado River Is It?
Dividing Up a Single Water Source Among 30 Million People—and Leaving Some for Nature—Is a Tricky Business
Over 30 million people rely on the Colorado River for water—for purposes ranging from drinking to agriculture to power plants. But scientists predict that the river isn’t going to produce the amount of water it did in the past—or does today. Which is why the question of whether or not the river can survive is a timely one, said Arizona Republic water reporter Shaun McKinnon. McKinnon was moderating a Zócalo/ASU event attended by a full-house crowd at ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City. Arizona Municipal Water Users Association executive director …
