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Fixing the Flawed Colorado River Compact

Authors: Ge, Shemin; Silverstein, Joann; Eklund, James; Limerick, Patricia; Stewart, David
Year: 2023
Journal: Eos, Vol. 104
Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOI: 10.1029/2023eo230232

Abstract

The 1922 Colorado River Compact ignored available science and overallocated the river’s water, a decision whose effects reverberate today. Now there’s an opportunity to get things right.

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