The Colorado River Water Users Association is meeting this week in Las Vegas, and among the items on the agenda is continuing to try to figure out ways to use less of the overallocated river. In Arizona, one of the biggest users is agriculture; farmers have also been among the first to see cuts to the amount of water they get from the river.The industry is a big one in the
Nancy Caywood’s Pinal County farm should have a full field of alfalfa, but since the irrigation district shut off her water because of drought, her fields are empty and dry.
Nancy Caywood’s Pinal County farm should have a full field of alfalfa, but since the irrigation district shut off her water because of drought, her fields are empty and dry.