Monday Top of the Scroll: Colorado River management may change under Biden administration
The new Biden administration could take action on the Colorado River that would go well beyond the president-elect’s term in office. The week of Dec. 14, the seven states that are part of the Colorado River Compact began the first step for renegotiating guidelines that will decide how much water the three lower basin states and Mexico will get from Lake Mead, on the Arizona-Nevada border, and from Mead’s source, the Colorado River.
Related articles:
- Los Angeles Times: Climate change spells trouble for the Colorado River. But there’s still hope
- Arizona Republic: In Colorado River’s headwaters, climate change drives efforts to adapt
- KUNC: Farmers Swap Out Irrigation Methods To Keep The Colorado River From Growing Saltier
- KUNC: Here’s What It Takes To Keep Colorado River Fish From Going Extinct