Overuse of Colorado River threatens $3.8T economy |
Our nation has reached a critical inflection point. We can no longer ignore the alarming reality that we are using more water than the Colorado River reliably provides. Major reservoirs such as Lake Mead and Lake Powell sit at roughly one-third full and under historic stress.
The current operating guidelines that manage the delivery of the River’s water – and therefore, the stability of its $3.8 trillion economy – are expiring. As our nation endures extreme levels of hydrology, droughts, and aridity – far worse than the River’s current operational framework predicted – the need for long-term solutions to this crisis has never been more urgent.
As business leaders from Arizona and Colorado, we represent hundreds of companies and thousands of jobs that rely on a stable and well-managed Colorado River. We recognize the........