The Colorado River System is 5 Million Acre Feet short of what it held this time last year. usbr.gov/lc/region/g400… #drought #water #coloradoriver

WAM has a variety of reliable water supplies capable of helping AZ, CA, NV, and CO face these challenges and is actively working with key officials to make them part of the Drought Contingency Plan. #dcp #COriver #ColoradoRiver kjzz.org/content/740198…

The #CORiver is the Southwest’s #water bank and is seeing greater withdrawals than deposits. Paying farmers to use less water is the consensus solution to solve the region’s water problems. WAM invests in farmland providing this critical water supply. voiceofsandiego.org/topics/science…

Study by UN University points out the risk from desalination plants. Along with the high production costs, 1L of fresh water produced creates 1.5L of brine which is bad for the environment. Lower cost alternatives included optimized agricultural water. insidescience.org/news/making-sa…

Colorado River water management needs urgent, active collaboration between all land and water rights owners, including investors; who provide expertise in executing transactions for better transparent allocation of water. #water#ColoradoRiver e360.yale.edu/features/the-w…

Continued pressure on the Colorado River despite snow events. Urgent need for long term sustainable water management plans.

Market based approach to solving water scarcity in an over-allocated #groundwater basin in Nevada allowing farmers to sell, trade or bank their water. #farmers#drought://thenevadaindependent.com/article/departing-state-engineer-approves-controversial-water-market-near-eureka

#ColoradoRiver shortfall risk is material and ignored. The solution is to incentivize farmers to lease/sell water through transparent market pricing. breakingviews.com/features/marke…

Thanks to Pepsi for bringing focus and money to support this import cause.