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Colorado River (Stakeholders (Farmers (Agriculture receives 80% of water…
Colorado River
Stakeholders
Farmers
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To encourage agri development, federal Gov supplied water to them at low cost (1/20th of price in nearby cities)
A lot of water wasted in flood irrigation and inappropriate choices of crop (cotton, rice)
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Indigenous Groups
Native Americans claims rights based on treaties and agreements made between tribes and federal Gov in 1880s
Mexican People
90% of water extracted before reaches Mexico so wetlands that once existed in river's delta now just large area of mudflats
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US Fed Gov
Plans to line canal that carries water to Cali's Imperial Valley with concrete to conserve water seems good but seepage from canal tops up groundwater along the border so any change would reduce supplies in Mexico
Water issues could affect US-Mexican relations on other matters eg. curbing cross-border drug smuggling, controlling illegal immigration from Mexico to USA
1920s (time of higher rainfall and water surpluses) 'Law of the River' established division of water between upper basin states (Colorado, Utah) and their responsibility to supply lower basin states (California, Arizona)
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