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A Colorado River Shortage Declaration: Planning, Responses, and Consequences
Project Status
Ongoing
Link for More Information
This project is investigating how hypothetical reduction of 300,000 acre-feet of irrigation water for Pinal County agriculture would impact on the local economy.
General Location
State
Specific Location
Arizona
Regions
Intermountain West
Key Partners
Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS, a NOAA RISA Team)
University of Arizona
National Climatic Data Center
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
USDA
Arizona Department of Water Resources
Central Arizona Irrigation Districts
Sectors
Agriculture
DEWS Components
Planning & Preparedness
Prediction & Forecasting