For anyone interested in the background behind this clusterfuck, Climate Town has a good explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XusyNT_k-1c . It's not just drought, it's because many of the players involved are required to waste as much water as they can - the video has the details.
>“Arizona is the state that’s most likely to litigate and say, ‘We’re entitled to this water; you need to send it to us’,” Hicks said.
Choosing the live in the desert and being upset there is no cheap water is absurd. They need to pay realistic water prices for their decisions. Should be 100x
For anyone interested in the background behind this clusterfuck, Climate Town has a good explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XusyNT_k-1c . It's not just drought, it's because many of the players involved are required to waste as much water as they can - the video has the details.
>“Arizona is the state that’s most likely to litigate and say, ‘We’re entitled to this water; you need to send it to us’,” Hicks said.
Choosing the live in the desert and being upset there is no cheap water is absurd. They need to pay realistic water prices for their decisions. Should be 100x