THE MEGADROUGHT SERIES, PART 21D

The Population of Arizona Keeps Rising While The Water Table Keeps Falling

Arizona’s plans for a world with less water

A view of Phoenix from South Mountain. It’s impossible to capture the metropolitan area in one shot, but except for the south, its suburbs extend in all directions. Photo by Bigmikebmw on Wikimedia Commons.

Arizona gets about 36% of its water from the Colorado River via the Central Arizona Project (CAP). With the Drought Contingency Plan in place, the state had to forfeit 18% of its allotment last year. This year, they…