Trump administration readying a plan to impose Colorado River water cuts on Western states

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5. I have lossely followed this for years, out of curiosity.

Its a screwed up situation for many years, from the start when they measured the flow even before the damn was built. They ( California ) for a long time got more water than their allotment when there was un used water. Then they got addicted to extra water and did not plan for low years with the building they did. As soon as the flow became and issue they were stuck needing more water. The compact allocated 4.4 mil acre feet but up until 2003 used over 5 mil. They did start to cut down in 2003, but had some years of good rain that cut the water needed from the Colorado.

Its going to be painful for all the states that get water, they are all gonna have to cut way down.