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University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins interviews Robert Glennon on The Future of Water in Arizona, June 14, 2024.
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June 14, 2024
June 14, 2024
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Kari Lake’s water-policy mirage – Robert Glennon
Arizona Daily Star
April 22, 2024
Kari Lake’s recent op-ed in the Star set forth her platform for the “most urgent issue” facing Arizona and the South-west: water. I agree, which is why it’s so disappointing that she has so little to offer. Let’s unpack her…
April 22, 2024
Kari Lake’s recent op-ed in the Star set forth her platform for the “most urgent issue” facing Arizona and the South-west: water. I agree, which is why it’s so disappointing that she has so little to offer. Let’s unpack her…Uncategorized
Colorado River states bought time with a 3-year water conservation deal – now they need to think bigger – Robert Glennon
The Conversation
May 26, 2023
May 26, 2023
Arizona, California and Nevada have narrowly averted a regional water crisis by agreeing to reduce their use of Colorado River water over the next three years. This deal represents a temporary solution to a long-term crisis. Nonetheless, as a close observer of western water policy, I see it as an important win for the region.
Seven western states – Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California – and Mexico rely on water from the Colorado River for irrigation for 5.5 million acres and drinking water for 40 million people. Their shares are apportioned under a compact negotiated in 1922. We now know, thanks to tree-ring science, that its framers wildly overestimated how much water the river contained on a reliable basis. And climate change is making things worse.