Colorado unwilling to part with water for drought stricken California

#droughtstricken #colorado #california Colorado has an abundance of water while California is faced with a drought situation. In spite of that, Colorado wants to exercise a tighter control over its own water supply and, in doing so, it is learning a valuable lesson in interstate diplomacy.
James Eklund, director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, had initially made some tough remarks about the intentions of his state. Eklund is the all-in-all of the state's water policy and planning and, as senior deputy legal counsel to Gov. John Hickenlooper, his word carries a lot of weight.
Eklund’s remarks came as a surprise to many. One among them was Bill Hasencamp, Colorado River Program manager at the Metropolitan Water District in Los Angeles, which serves 19 million people. However, Colorado is contemplating its new water plan.
The Colorado River provides water to 40 million people in the states of Arizona, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California and Colorado – all of these seven states constitute the driest regions in the United States and depend on a water flow that is miniscule when compared to other rivers in the US.
The sharing of water is done based on guidelines of the 1922 Colorado River Pact and the 93-year-old agreement was reached at a time when the region was going through an unusually wet period. States get their allowance regardless of whether they need more or less. Obviously, in the present scenario, the Pact should be rewritten.