Colorado River drops to record low levels, slashing Arizona’s water supply

Re:Colorado River drops to record low levels, slashing Arizo... by Keyframe on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @03:09PM (#28213637)

What does it mean to maintain 100+ years of water? As in reserves to last them 100+ years or something else?

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Re:Colorado River drops to record low levels, slashing Arizo... by ortusdux on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @03:16PM (#28213707)

This should answer most questions:

http://www.arizonawaterfacts.com/water-your-facts

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Re:Colorado River drops to record low levels, slashing Arizo... by bob33212 on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @03:33PM (#28213889)

No, the plan doesn't expect every single water supply to go empty, and then have 100 years of water in storage tanks. But it does expect that there may be a very large drop in water coming in for years at a time.

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Re:Colorado River drops to record low levels, slashing Arizo... by tony_cannistra on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @04:27PM (#28214472)

Actually, it sort of does put water away in storage tanks.

Groundwater replenishment is a huge part of how urban development projects "get away" with assuring 100+year supplies. In a way, this replenishment is sort of equivalent to putting water in a storage tank. Especially when the water comes from somewhere else, like the Colorado River.

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Re:Colorado River drops to record low levels, slashing Arizo... by bob33212 on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @04:43PM (#28214617)

But not 100 years worth.

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