US: Drought-stricken states to get less from Colorado River

This will apparently hurt cotton farming in Arizona.

Two questions for HN:

- does anyone know why we do cotton farming in AZ (an apparent desert)? Cotton is one of the most water-intensive crops.

- what's stopping the govt. of California from making drip-irrigation the law? Israel seems to do fine with it.

According to this (and other) articles, buried inside is the fact that it isn't "Drought-stricken" or "Western" states that are getting less water.

Specifically, it's Arizona and Nevada who are getting less water. California can still take its usual amount (which is why it was not possible to make a "deal" -- California wouldn't participate in the negotiations in good faith since it knew that their pals in DC would punish the less politically-loyal states rather than them should a deal not materialize)