Cut in Colorado River Flow Ordered

[Godwit]

The West is drying up --

For the first time in history, the U.S. government has ordered that flow of Colorado River water from the 50-year-old Glen Canyon Dam be slashed, due to a water crisis brought about by the region's historic 14-year drought. On Friday, the Federal Bureau of Reclamation--a division of the Department of Interior that manages water and electric power in the West--announced that it would cut water released from Lake Powell's Glen Canyon Dam by 750,000 acre-feet in 2014.

http://classic.wunderground.com/blog...?entrynum=2495

[Green Man]

It's looking like the Colorado River is now officially over-allocated.

Anybody know if CA is using it's full allocation yet?

[Desertrat]

Water levels in Lake Mead are dropping down to the point that it won't be too long until they won't be able to generate electricity.

[Green Man]

Dang!

I can't find my copy of Cadillac Desert.

I remember reading that (in the lower Colorado River) California has first-dibs on it's 4.4 million acre/feet, Mexico has its share then the rest is divided between AZ and NV.

Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition
http://www.amazon.com/Cadillac-Deser...adillac+Desert

[jimmyb]

Time to invest more time and energy in desalinization.
The water we use from the ocean will help to counter act the rising sea levels caused by global warming-------------

[Animal Lover]

Time to invest more time and energy in desalinization.
The water we use from the ocean will help to counter act the rising sea levels caused by global warming-------------

But what takes the yellow glow out of it??? (sorry, I couldn't resist)

[jimmyb]

Perhaps someday Canadian water will be more valuable than oil..
Definitely the Colorado wasn't meant for us to use to build cities and farms in what should be desert land..............

[Reliance]

A little late for a cutback, LOL!

[kiawahman]

Perhaps someday ....... water will be more valuable than oil..

No doubt about it, and it's coming sooner than most people would imagine. Wars have been waged throughout history over natural resources, and water is the basic resource needed for life.

Sitting here in the Great Lakes area, we're keeping a guarded eye on our water as the drought developments take place out west.

[outlaw]

No doubt about it, and it's coming sooner than most people would imagine. Wars have been waged throughout history over natural resources, and water is the basic resource needed for life.

Sitting here in the Great Lakes area, we're keeping a guarded eye on our water as the drought developments take place out west.

Really? Is that why its being bottled and shipped to China