To the editor: I have the deepest sympathy for staff writer Ian James, who has to continually cite quotes as familiar as: “We have a real problem”; “Everyone needs … cut right now”; “A short -term crisis is developing”; And “this is a moment that demands urgency, collaboration and transparency” (“The decrease in the Colorado River cannot wait for states to cut the use of water, experts say.” September 14).
These appointments are essentially the same as we listen to five, 10 and 15 years ago. But, in addition to that, a new research in the magazine Geoscience of nature He strongly suggests that our 25 -year -old megadrugio will probably extend to 2050 and beyond. If that does not turn on a fire under you, maybe this will do it: now there are 682 data centers in the seven states that depend on the decrease in water in the Colorado River basin. Collectively, these data centers are using thousands of millions of water gallons directly from municipal suppliers.
Maximum water It is here now and we must produce hypercreative solutions and ready to use, such as exploring the possibility of a 1,000 mile water pipe from a source like Lake Michigan, for a long -term solution.
Unfortunately for James and the rest of us, we are only treading water until the bureaucratic end of the hands and the general complacency, and until there is no more water to step on. This complacency cancels any sense of serious urgency to build a sustainable solution for the 40 million citizens in the West.
John Boal, Bubank
