One hundred years after a landmark agreement divided the waters of the Colorado River among Western states, the pact is now showing its age as a hotter and drier climate has shrunk the river. But many of those who manage water supplies have expressed a reluctance to rewrite the Colorado River Compact, which laid down the foundational framework that has become the law of the river. “The Colorado River Compact has worked for 100 years. Babbitt has witnessed a stark transition on the Colorado River over the last four decades. After those rules for handling surplus water were completed, the Colorado River Basin plunged into drought in the early 2000s.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 20, 2022 01:09 UTC