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Coachella Valley agencies split over water forecast

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 29, 2009 at 7:18 am

From MyDesert.com:

A new study warning that climate change could dry out Colorado River reservoirs by mid-century met with mixed reactions Tuesday from Coachella Valley water agencies, many of which rely on the river as a key water source.

The study, released earlier this month by researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder, projects a one-in-two possibility of the river’s reservoirs drying by 2057, depending on the extent of climate change.

After nine years of drought, major reservoirs such as Lake Mead and Lake Powell are at only 59 percent of capacity, said researcher Balaji Rajagopalan, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the university. He predicts that if climate change reduces the river’s flow by 10 percent, the reservoirs have a one-in-four chance of depletion by 2057.

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July 29, 2009 · Filed Under Coachella Valley

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