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Farmhand Adrian Gonzalez irrigates a field of newly planted alfalfa on Dec. 29, 2022, in Calipatria, California. Gonzalez is employed by a farm in the Imperial Valley, which relies exclusively on the Colorado River for its surface water supply. The Imperial Valley holds rights to over 1 trillion gallons of Colorado River water annually, surpassing the combined rights of Arizona and Nevada. The valley's water rights are twice as much as the rest of the state of California. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

抖阴ap: As the Colorado River has shrunk, we’ve borne the burden. Now California, Nevada and Arizona must help.

April 18, 2024 at 8:44 a.m.

We are deeply troubled by their assertion that additional constraints be placed on Upper Basin water users when we use just over half of our legal apportionment.

Guest commentary: Don鈥檛 hurt farmers to save the Colorado River

May 31, 2020 at 11:04 a.m.

The imbalance on the Colorado River needs to be addressed, and agriculture, as the biggest water user in the basin, needs to be part of a fair solution. But drying...