Management of the Colorado River: Water Allocations, Drought, and the Federal Role.

The article focuses on the government management of the Colorado River Basin. Topics include river's history of water apportionment, current imbalance of available water supply and demand due to long-term drought, efforts to address drought, and the U.S. Congress's role in federal management, including funding and oversight. It also reports the Bureau of Reclamation manages the basin's water supplies, which is used for agricultural irrigation, municipal and industrial uses and others.