There are only a few months remaining before cities and towns learn how much water they will have to do without starting on Oct. 1. That’s when the current agreement between seven states and Mexico to share Colorado River expires.
Since the states have been unable to come to a new agreement, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will dictate the terms of a new policy going forward. And it will likely be less water for everyone.
“You will be reading scare headlines all around,” said Sarah Porter, the director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy. “Maybe you saw a really scary ad during the Olympics.”…