Should those living in Arizona be compensated and paid for sharing the Colorado River water like Alaska's oil

Question

Alaska citizens get annual payments for the sale of State owned oil

California and others are trying to get Arizona to share more of its water. Should Arizona citizens be compensated and paid for sharing the water that flows through the State?

I think they should

We are in a drought, Carl Hayden guaranteed Arizona its water long ago, if we are going to share it - we should be compensated for it!

Answer 1

well i live in michigan and this state is a mess financially. So i would love something that would get us money for everthing the great lakes supply to the rest of the country

Answer 2

No, the water does not start in Arizona, it comes from Colorado...Utah, Idaho and Montana..Arizona uses the water....if Arizona people would empty all those swimming pools you'd have enough water...

Answer 3

The headwaters of the Colorado River begin high up in the Continental Divide at La Poudre Pass Lake.  The Colorado serves to drain over 242,000 square miles -- the bulk of that is off the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains.  The grand and Green Rivers are key tributaries of the Colorado river and bring waters from as far north as Wyoming.

The Hoover Dam, which holds the vast majority of the water used to meet regional agricultural and consumer needs, is managed by the Bureau of Reclamation, which is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of the Interior.  A federal agency.  The Hoover dam's development, construction and operations are all paid for with federal dollars.

As the Colorado Rivers runs through Arizona it picks up very little water from tributaries, runoff, or watershed movement.

Basically, the only thing Arizona provides the Colorado river is a very majestic canyon and a means to reach the Gulf of California.

I can find no single reason that Arizona should be paid "tribute" money for having the river cross into the state.  Your comparing this to Alaskan oil is an apples-and-oranges analogy.

Answer 4

I think Arizona should be penalized for damming the Colorado River and stopping it from running it's natural course so that everyone can get their far share of this resource, instead of hogging it all to themselves.

How would you like it if somebody decided to dam it before it reached Arizona and charge you for what they were prepared to allow to flow into your state

Answer 5

What?  People s******g each other and fighting over water rights in the Southwest?  That's unheard of!  What next!

Answer 6

You are being compensated for your water.  Water is the most subsidized commodity in this country.

This is why there are water shortages.  No one knows the true cost of water.

Answer 7

If that is the case then AZ should be compensating Colorado and Utah where the river flows first!

Answer 8

No, I don't think you should be compensated, the same amount of water that flows into the lake should be discharged from the dam.

Answer 9

like the guy above said... Arizona residents do not deserve any kick backs,