Colorado River Drought Forces a Painful Reckoning for States

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/06/us/colorado-river-drought-forces-a-painful-reckoning-for-states.html?_r=0


The Colorado River is being seriously threatened by man. Within the foreseeable future, there is a chance the Colorado River will dry up. A 14 year draught unlike any other is suffocating the region. Reservoirs are falling, clear blue water turned to sluggish brown and canyon rock displaying the depleting levels. Authorities are going to decrease the amount of water into Lake Mead to attempt to assist the Colorado. It is also suggested that water rationing can begin as soon as 2015. Subsidies are being provided to low water use appliances and green lawns are being ripped up. An almost billion dollar tunnel is being made since the previous two tunnels are becoming dry.Climate change is also making the region drier. The southwestern U.S. will surely be a battleground for water.