To stabilize the river, the three states that comprise the Lower Basin — California, Arizona, and Nevada — have agreed to voluntarily conserve 3 million acre-feet of water over the next three years, which amounts to 13 percent of these states’ total allocation from the river. The Biden administration has committed to compensating the states for three quarters of the water savings — or 2.3 million acre-feet — which would amount to at least $1 to $1.2 billion in federal funds, the people familiar with the talks said. The money from the Inflation Reduction Act would pay farmers and others who voluntarily forego their supplies.
AKA kicking the can down the road for the next 3 years.
This feels much like overall climate change where too little change can't solve the too big problem.
I have seen quite an increase in zeroscape yards here in Colorado, but it's an atom dropped into a really big bucket.
It’s xeriscape please. Xeriscape is planting low water plants and creating spaces to use water efficiently. Zeroscape is rocks gravel and dirt. coloradowaterwise.org/page-645743