# Western river compacts were innovative in the 1920s but couldn’t foresee today’s water challenges

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/western-river-compacts-were-innovative-in-the-1920s-but-couldnt-foresee-todays-water-challenges/
- Published: 2022-05-05T09:30:33-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Delph Carpenter, standing at center, at the signing of bills approving the Colorado River and South Platte River compacts in 1925. Photo credit: Colorado State University Water Resources Archive, CC BY-ND (photo unmodified). Article by Patricia J. Rettig. The Conversation &#8211; May 4, 2022. The Western U.S. is in a water crisis, from California to Nebraska. An ongoing drought is predicted to last at least through July 2022. Recent research suggests that these conditions may be better labeled aridification – meaning that warming and drying are long-term trends. [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at theconversation.com &nbsp; Video: First-ever federal water shortage declaration for the Colorado River &#8211; KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas. &nbsp;