Every Arizonan has seen the headlines: “Colorado River can’t meet demand.” “Experts call for more cutbacks.” The stories sound serious — but they stop short of telling the truth that matters most.
If Lake Mead falls just a few dozen feet lower, the Central Arizona Project (CAP) — the canal that delivers Colorado River water to Phoenix, Tucson and Pinal County farms — won’t face “reductions.” It will shut down.
That’s not politics. It’s physics…