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California is apportioned 14x more water from the Colorado Basin than Nevada, Arizona 9x more [1]. Las Vegas has implemented several water conservation measures
by niftich 10y ago
California is apportioned 14x more water from the Colorado Basin than Nevada, Arizona 9x more [1]. Las Vegas has implemented several water conservation measures [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_River_Compact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_River_Compact
[2] https://www.brookings.edu/blog/planetpolicy/2015/05/02/5-facts-you-need-to-know-about-lake-meads-water-crisis/ https://www.brookings.edu/blog/planetpolicy/2015/05/02/5-fac...
- wlesieutre 10y agoCalifornia also has 14x the population of Nevada, so that's not too surprising
- cjensen 10y agoThat's not why California gets more water. It has to do with how Water Rights in the Western US work [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prior-appropriation_water_rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prior-appropriation_water_righ...
- jessriedel 10y agoWell, sort of. The fact that CA has 14 times the population today is strongly related to the fact that it applied 14 times the water for productive use in the past.