Kade
08-22-2008, 12:58 PM
Source: http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/21/mccain-colorado-river-gaff-could-cost-him-in-key-western-states/
I don’t think there’s any doubt the major, major issue is water and can be as important as oil. So the compact that is in effect, obviously, needs to be renegotiated over time amongst the interested parties. I think that there’s a movement amongst the governors to try, if not, quote, renegotiate, certainly adjust to the new realities of high growth, of greater demands on a scarcer resource.
On renegotiating the 1922 Colorado River Compact (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_River_Compact)
"Over my cold, dead, political carcass" Bob Schaffer, Republican Candidate for Senate
I don’t think there’s any doubt the major, major issue is water and can be as important as oil. So the compact that is in effect, obviously, needs to be renegotiated over time amongst the interested parties. I think that there’s a movement amongst the governors to try, if not, quote, renegotiate, certainly adjust to the new realities of high growth, of greater demands on a scarcer resource.
On renegotiating the 1922 Colorado River Compact (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_River_Compact)
"Over my cold, dead, political carcass" Bob Schaffer, Republican Candidate for Senate