Devastated by drought: Arizona farmers impacted by water cutbacks hold their last hope on a plentiful monsoon
by Bud Foster | KOLD News 13
Most of Arizona entered a drought in 2000 and it persists today. It’s being called a megadrought and it could be the worst in a thousand years.
The monsoon in 2020 was one of the worst on record and while it’s hard to predict, 2021 could be better but maybe just a bit better. Or worse.
For the first time ever, the Central Arizona Project is likely to curtail water deliveries next year. While most urban dwellers won’t notice the cutbacks, the agriculture industry will notice. Farmers are the first to be cut back.
But for some farmers, the Central Arizona Project cuts will not be the first cuts. Mother Nature has already interceded.
