A Conservation Victory
Leaders from the seven states of the Colorado River Basin made history May 20 as they united to celebrate and sign an agreement that will save up to 1.1 million acre-feet of river water annually – enough to fill roughly 2,000 Rose Bowls.
The Drought Contingency Plan is a conservation victory that has been decades in the making, marking a turning point in a fast-growing region where demand for water from the river has long outpaced supply. As we wrote in The Arizona Republic, the plan has at its heart a goal vital to the future prosperity of people and communities across the West: Avoiding a catastrophic shortfall of water at a time when every drop will count.
But there’s something potentially even more significant at play. The agreement proves that communities can still protect their own interests while recognizing and protecting the needs of their neighbors and the health of the environment.
Lukas and Rob
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