Briefly discuss the issues facing the Colorado River basin
What will be an ideal response?
The Colorado River flows Wyoming to the southwestern United States. It supplies water for roughly 30 million people in 7 states (Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and California) and northern Mexico. Within these states, rapidly growing urban areas, such as Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, Denver, and San Diego are dependent on the river. In order to equitably allocate the water, the seven states joined the Colorado River Compact, while the US. signed the Mexican Water treaty. In addition to the pressures put on the river by these populations, the Colorado River is an exotic stream with natural stream flow variability. Recent droughts have added extra strains on this resource.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Environmental regulation has largely failed to reduce pollution from mining
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A) potential reserve. B) reserve profits. C) proven reserve. D) exhausted potential. E) Southfork futures.