southwestern into mexico, colorado river is the lifeblood of the region. waters booming cities while nourishing some of the nation s most fertile fields and generates hydroelectricity for the southwest, but without massive changes to how the water is used in distributed all that could soon be at risk. we have a lot of hard work and difficult decisions ahead of us in this basin, but those paths have dire consequences in some cases. and may spur opposition or even litigation. the options presented by the interior department to cut two million acre feet and water usage in 2024 are grim. one prioritizes the needs of thirsty farming regions in california, which along with native tribes have a higher water priority claim, but that could devastate major western cities like las vegas, which gets 90% of its water from the colorado river, as well as los angeles and phoenix. option
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