Blog: Does the Upper Colorado River basin routinely take shortages in dry years?
As stakeholders negotiate the current crisis on the Colorado River, we believe the representatives of the states of the Upper Basin – our states – are making a dangerous argument. Their premise is simple. With deep cutbacks needed, the Upper Basin states argue that their part of the watershed already routinely suffers water supply shortages in dry years. … Our review of those data suggests that, on average, overall Upper Basin use is slightly greater in dry years, and less in wet years.
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