Water managers who negotiated the agreement said projections show that the cuts would prevent Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir, from reaching “dead pool” - a level at which water would no longer be able to pass downstream through the Hoover Dam, effectively cutting off supplies for millions of people - over the next three years. “Our collective ability to come together and identify a shared approach, a consensus approach, is truly a win for California and also the other states.” “I think the real win is that we’ve gone from conflict to consensus in a few short months - and conflict between the states is a recipe for failure,” said Wade Crowfoot, California’s natural resources secretary. The deal marks considerable cooperation among the lower-basin states, tribes, water agencies and agricultural irrigation districts that have long relied on the Colorado River as a lifeline. It’s not only a win for California, however. Climate & Environment California is alone in battle over Colorado River water cutsĪs the region wrangles over Colorado River water cuts, California hopes its senior water rights will trump the united front shown by six other states.
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