The Colorado Conundrum: A Band Aid on a Bleeding Wound The recent plan to govern the future of the imperiled Colorado River has emerged from years of tense negotiations and missed deadlines.
This 10 year blueprint aims to protect infrastructure while giving states time to agree on deeper cuts.
However, the plan's most glaring issue lies in its failure to address the root cause of the crisis: the staggering gap between water available and rights issued for it.