Colorado River Crisis and the Coachella Valley

By |2023-02-07T16:43:20-08:00February 7th, 2023|Categories: Data Digest|Tags: , , , |

Despite this season’s welcome winter rains the Western United States remains in a nearly quarter-decade “megadrought.” This long drought period manifests in the Colorado River's diminished flow. Southern California relies on this vital resource. In fact, California uses the single largest share of the river. And Imperial Valley farms are allocated nearly 80% of that [...]