By Brandon Loomis | The Republic
Arizona officials are calling for new conservation measures on the Colorado River that would protect water levels in Lake Mead from the effects of a relentless drought across the Southwest.
But the push to use less water has revealed differences in the way water managers view conservation.
Gov. Doug Ducey’s administration wants legislative authority to allow water users to skip delivery of some of their allocation this year to prevent shortages in future years. Such legislation would ensure that, if they leave the water in the reservoir, they can retrieve it later if river conditions improve.
