Agriculture uses more Colorado River water than anything else, how can the industry change?

to help those communities transition into new industries rather than allowing them to dry up, John Berggren, a water policy analyst for the nonprofit Western Resource Advocates.

, grown widely throughout the basin, calling it a greater liability to Utah than a benefit. The crop consumes 68% of Utah’s water allocation and provides only 0.2% of the state’s annual gross domestic product, the paper reported. The Central Arizona Project carrying Colorado River water crosses farm land on Oct. 25, 2022, near Florence, Arizona. The flight for aerial photography was provided by LightHawk.

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