Important Takeaways:

• The shelves and prices at your local grocery store could look a little different soon.
• The Colorado River, which provides water for about 15% of our country’s agriculture, is shrinking, and the current agreement that divvies up the water usage ends in 2026.
• The Imperial Valley in Southern California relies 100% on the Colorado River for its water.
• This valley receives less than three inches of rain a year, yet still produces about two-thirds of the country’s winter produce.
• Farmers in the valley say the shrinking water levels and competing interests over river usage will badly impact the nation’s food supply.

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