Water Scarcity In America

In the paragraphs post ceding the entry, I will be touching on the issues of water scarcity both throughout the world as a whole, and the U.S. in particular. Various solutions have been proposed, but which will best suit the greater population. You can expect different opinions from different points of view, as well as my own. Toward the end of the twentieth century global warming, a surprising factor, began to warm the earth’s atmosphere at a high acceleration (Levin). Due to the fact that a warmer atmosphere holds more water vapor, the evaporation rates are much higher (Levin). Consequently, droughts are likely to strike even in places water is usually in abundance. The warming of the atmosphere can also cause the oceans to rise due …show more content…
Rita Pearson is responsible for making sure the millions of people living in Arizona have plenty of clean water for personal use, agricultural use, and recreational use (Pearson). She is part of the Arizona Department of Water Recourses or ADWR, who carry out the water management in Arizona (Pearson). It is their philosophy that local planning and responsibility over water supplies is essential, which is why the government’s only job is to oversee the interrelationships among the states (Pearson). I agree with their philosophy because not every state has the same problems, and for the government to oversee and solve the problems of every state individually wouldn’t be the best solution. Phoenix and Tucson, two populated cities located in Arizona, demand a great supply of water; but where do they get it? The answer is the Colorado River, a 2,300 kilometer long waterway that is one of the most regulated rivers in the United States (Pearson). A 536 kilometer long canal, the Arizona Project, brings water to both Phoenix and Tucson (Pearson). Another question that is asked, who has the right to this water? Well, about 28 percent of Arizona’s land is held in trust for Native American tribes (Pearson). It is said that the Natives living in the 28 percent, hold equal or greater rights when it comes to the possession of water and water limits (Pearson). This leaves the non-natives questioning whether water will be available to them in the future. Agriculture is another great consumer of water. They make the claim that without water, their crops won’t grow and the food production will diminish (Pearson). So ultimately, they get their way and get their water. But, the first places to get water are the cities and people of Arizona (Pearson). Clean water is essential to life,