In response to your Tuesday story about Nevada suing over Colorado River cuts: Projecting Colorado River flow over the next 10 years and water levels in Lake Mead is beyond even a Supreme Court decision. A lawsuit is just a waste of ratepayers money with respect to even the best possible outcome. Given that Arizona, California and Nevada have agreed to cuts in 2027 and 2028, there is no urgency to run up our legal bills until at least next year.
We must accept that the seven states cannot agree and the river cannot provide enough water to meet everyone’s wishes. It is not 1984 when flooding from Lake Mead overflows caused septic tanks to discharge waste with floating feces on down to Lake Havasu.
Nevada’s water requirements for commercial and residential use pale when compared to the 4 million acre-feet allocated to California for essentially agricultural use. Even with more housing starts in Nevada.
A desalination plant partnered with Mexico in the Sea of Cortez, plus a huge snowpack in the Colorado Rockies ,both offer more hope for water than a premature lawsuit.
