California Could Cut Off Feds In Response To Trump Threats

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38. The Colorado River.

It provides about 60% of SoCal's water. It can be shut down by 1) reversing the pump flows that bring about 10% of that total over the Continental Divide. 2) increasing storage at Powell and Mead, neither of which are near capacity, 3) close off the Colorado River Aquaduct and the All American Canal, and 4) divert into the Central Arizona Project Canal.

It's not easy, it would require a lot of cooperation from people not necessarily inclined to cooperate, but it can be done. And there are people who would be happy to do so -- most of Colorado's eastern plains have been in drought conditions for years, so getting an increase in water allocation would relieve another, less well covered disaster. Powell and Mead both need more water. Arizona can also use the water.