Less water for cities or farms? New federal review details “dire” Colorado River tradeoffs.
for immediate cuts. The 2.083 million acre-feet ceiling on cuts that the environmental review establishes is at the low end of the 2 to 4 million acre-feet range that U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton called for last summer.
In some ways, the alternatives presented in the environmental review mirror the proposals that the seven Colorado River basin states have been wrestling over this year.agreed on an approach “In our mind, the appropriate presentation is grounded in the secretary’s authorities to provide for human health and safety, manage the system under emergency conditions, and provide for beneficial use,” Beaudreau said. “It is the secretary’s responsibility, and she has the authority, to protect the system.”That question could be at issue if states decide to bring lawsuits challenging the federal government’s right to impose cuts in water usage.
“I think both signify big change” as well as “change that is needed to sustain the system,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly about the talks. “Where folks are struggling is where the hits exactly happen.”State officials said they are committed to reaching an agreement among the states and talks will continue.
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