COLORADO RIVER WATER IS OVERAPPROPRIATED
FIGURE 6.12 Over half a century of negotiations, court decisions, and international treaties established the present recognized claims to Colorado River water. Potential future claims and changes in annual runoff may require further negotiations of how to allocate Colorado River water, especially as forecasts of future available runoff become more accurate. (Data from Gelt, 1997; Bureau of Land Management, 2008)