Antea Group Collaborates with the American Bar Association to Publish Article on Water Resources in the Colorado River Basin

St. John writes in the article that, “the Colorado River Basin is the largest and most crucial water resource in the American Southwest… However, water has been steadily disappearing from the Colorado River Basin over the last century. The consistent loss of Colorado River water became the subject of public concern in August 2021 when the Bureau of Reclamation declared the first ever water shortage on the Colorado River.”

The article goes on to note that since its inception of the Colorado River Compact in 1922, the Colorado River has been overallocated and the Compact promised more water than the river could actually deliver. Now, climate change is exacerbating water scarcity in the Colorado River Basin, and to correct that, there needs to be a systemic transformation of water management practices informed by science.

St. John emphasizes that, “There is no single solution to suddenly produce enough water to satisfy all demand within the basin. Alleviating water scarcity requires the combination of implementing scientifically supported conservation approaches and holistic management.”

Through transforming water management practices in this basin, lessons learned from the process can be applied to other critical basins in the United States and across the globe.

To learn more about this topic and read the full article written by Logan St. John and Natalya Holm, PE, visit the American Bar Association website. 

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