In a statement, General Manager Adel Hagekhalil didn’t commit to a specific conservation number but said the district will work with its users and board to figure out a reasonable amount. The Metropolitan Water District relies on the Colorado River to provide a third of Southern California’s urban water supply. “If you want more participation, the prices will need to be higher,” he said. The longer it takes to reach a final deal, the more money farmers could expect as compensation for leaving their fields unplanted, said JB Hamby, a member of the district’s board.
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California has been under pressure from other states to figure out how to use less as river reservoirs drop so low they risk losing the ability to generate hydropower and deliver water.įarmers in the valley are already planning out their crops for next year. The proposal to cut 400,000 acre feet annually marks the first time California water agencies are publicly and formally indicating what they’re willing to give up since federal officials demanded major cuts this summer. It has rights to the single largest share and is the last to lose water in times of shortage.
Bureau of Reclamation first called on users to voluntarily limit their reliance on it.Ĭalifornia shares the river’s water with six other states, tribes and Mexico. It comes as drought exacerbated by climate change continues to diminish the river, and months after the U.S. The agencies, which supply water to farmers and millions of people in Southern California, laid out their proposal in a letter to the U.S. (AP) - California water agencies that rely on the parched Colorado River said Wednesday they can reduce their use by one-tenth starting in 2023 in response to calls for cuts from the federal government.
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