Fountain, H. (2021, August 17). In a First, U.S. Declares Water Shortage on Colorado River. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/16/climate/colorado-river-water-cuts.html
In this article it goes into detail of the water crisis the US is currently facing. The crisis has called for the Bureau of Reclamation to reconsider how water is maintained in the southwest in America and also consider how infrastructure can change and improve as a result. This tri-state problem has called for the collection of officials of both the American southwest and mexico. This is an example of a shortage of a resource and how farmers are the ones to face cuts in order to maintain stability.
In my opinion this situation is being handled well, however the call for planning and creating a tri state program that forces sustainable approaches and development is not only necessary but smart in the long run. Water shortages will continue to happen as a result of climate change so having not only a plan in effect to conserve water for the short term but also to create a sustainable system that lasts into the future. The mentality presented in the article makes me hopeful for the future and also forces the hard question that is, what happens when we can’t even conserve water, our most basic resource. This also is an example of a tragedy of the commons, being that planning to conserve water will take water away from the ecosystem around it. Changing water and its location inevitably will impact the surrounding ecosystem and cause damage. So the big question is, conserving water for humans at the cost of ecosystems.