The existing plans and commitments to reduce water use don’t add up to even half of the savings that are needed to keep the river flowing.
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Long-standing water-use agreements allocate more water than the river and its basin actually contain, forcing users to cut back and face future shortages as well.
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Taking millions of gallons of water permanently out of the Colorado River amid a prolonged drought would surely start an interstate fight.



