Letters to the Editor: It’s time to build a water pipeline to supply the Colorado River
1 week, 4 days ago

Letters to the Editor: It’s time to build a water pipeline to supply the Colorado River

LA Times  

Tourists visit the Hoover Dam, which impounds the Colorado River to create Lake Mead, in Nevada in April 2023. Knowing the dire sense of urgency, we should at least consider — in lieu of toilet to tap, paying farmers to fallow their fields, sucking more groundwater out of sinking land and starting more water wars — a 1,000-mile water pipeline from Lake Michigan to the Colorado River. So our children and grandchildren won’t have to suffer from more draconian measures that are simply stopgaps, we must shake free of the conventional thinking on supplying water for agriculture, residents and now data centers throughout the seven Western states that depend on the dwindling Colorado River. To the editor: There will be no equitable allocation of Colorado River water until the agencies and lawyers acknowledge that you cannot use water that does not exist. Many agencies essentially say, “I have a contract for a certain amount of acre-feet of water, so I’m going to take that much water.” I have not heard anyone propose scrapping all existing contracts and allocating the water that actually enters the Colorado River system each year on a percentage basis.

History of this topic

‘Zero progress’: Western states at impasse in talks on Colorado River water shortages
2 weeks ago
Feds outline ‘necessary steps’ for Colorado River agreement by 2026 but no recommendation yet
1 month ago
Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will lose same amount of Colorado River water next year as in 2024
4 months, 1 week ago
As Colorado River states await water cuts, they struggle to find agreement on longer-term plans
4 months, 1 week ago
California farmers set to cut use of Colorado River water, temporarily leaving fields dry
5 months, 1 week ago
Native American tribes give unanimous approval to proposal securing Colorado River water
7 months ago
Plumbing problem at Glen Canyon Dam brings new threat to Colorado River system
8 months ago
Damage found inside Glen Canyon Dam increases water risks on the Colorado River
8 months, 1 week ago
The Colorado River rarely reaches the sea. Here's why
8 months, 3 weeks ago
‘We can do better’: Western states divided over long-term plans for Colorado River water
9 months, 2 weeks ago
As a deadline approaches, Colorado River states are still far apart on water sharing
9 months, 2 weeks ago
States in Colorado River basin pitch new ways to absorb shortages but clash on the approach
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Risks ease for Colorado River reservoirs after wet winter, but long-term challenges loom
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Climate change, cost and competition for water drive settlement over tribal rights to Colorado River
9 months, 3 weeks ago
California cities and farms will get 10% of requested state water supplies when 2024 begins
1 year ago
California sets initial State Water Project allocations at 10% after two dry months
1 year ago
Federal officials say plan for water cuts from 3 Western states is enough to protect Colorado River
1 year, 1 month ago
Feds say Colorado River water cuts are sufficient to stave off immediate risks
1 year, 1 month ago
As Colorado River shrinks, California farmers urge ‘one-dam solution’
1 year, 3 months ago
Western states will not lose as much Colorado River water in 2024, despite long-term challenges
1 year, 4 months ago
10 trillion gallons of water lost in Colorado River Basin due to rising temperatures: Report
1 year, 4 months ago
Here’s how much Lake Mead could rise after an epic winter and new water cuts
1 year, 6 months ago
Feds announce start of public process to reshape key rules on Colorado River water use by 2027
1 year, 6 months ago
Explainer: What does the latest Colorado River proposal mean for California, Arizona, Nevada?
1 year, 7 months ago
Explainer: What does the latest Colorado River proposal mean for California, Arizona, Nevada?
1 year, 7 months ago
Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cuts
1 year, 7 months ago
Editorial: Colorado River water deal gives California another reprieve. For now
1 year, 7 months ago
A breakthrough water sharing deal is announced by Colorado River states
1 year, 7 months ago
Breakthrough Colorado River deal reached, outlining big water cuts for three years
1 year, 7 months ago
Editorial: Drought and flood, California’s double whammy
1 year, 8 months ago
What might cuts to dwindling Colorado River mean for states?
1 year, 8 months ago
US floats options to reduce water pulled from Colorado River
1 year, 8 months ago
In Colorado River talks, still no agreement about water cuts
1 year, 8 months ago
Federal government considers major water cuts to protect Colorado River
1 year, 8 months ago
Tribe, US officials reach deal to save Colorado River water
1 year, 8 months ago
Tribe, US officials reach deal to save Colorado River water
1 year, 8 months ago
Scientists: Largest US reservoirs moving in right direction
1 year, 9 months ago
Editorial: An unfair plan to cut California’s use of Colorado River water
1 year, 9 months ago
As the Colorado River shrinks, federal officials consider overhauling Glen Canyon Dam
1 year, 10 months ago
How the Colorado River crisis affects hydropower.
1 year, 10 months ago
As Colorado River shrinks, water evaporation becomes critical to California’s future supplies
1 year, 10 months ago
Colorado River crisis is so bad, lakes Mead and Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes
1 year, 10 months ago
At the heart of Colorado River crisis, the mighty ‘Law of the River’ holds sway
1 year, 10 months ago
California is alone in battle over Colorado River water cuts
1 year, 10 months ago
California releases its own plan for Colorado River cuts
1 year, 10 months ago
Battling to avoid massive water cuts, California offers proposal on Colorado River crisis
1 year, 10 months ago
California floated cutting major Southwest cities off Colorado River water before touching its agriculture supply, sources say
1 year, 10 months ago
US states propose Colorado River cuts, California lone holdout
1 year, 10 months ago
States miss deadline to address Colorado River water crisis; pressure builds on California
1 year, 10 months ago

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