The Colorado River Compact of 1922 Was Essential for the Development of the West

Red flag fire warnings have been posted in several western states where a historic drought is threatening a catastrophic fire season. At leakmead, the nation's large reservoir is on tracked as soon eeds lowest level ever recorded. The federal government is preparing to declare a drowned emergency on the lower colorado river. It is the life line for the american southwest. Supplies water to about five million acres of crop land. Forty million people t drinking water from the colorado. But it hasn't been managed in a way that really meets the needs of all the stake holders in the basin.