The Santa Cruz River in Arizona Has Suffered from Depletion

question 87

Multiple Choice

The Santa Cruz River in Arizona has suffered from depletion from irrigation withdrawal for decades,and now natural and social scientists are asking stakeholders to

• A)observe a ten year moratorium on irrigation.
• B)help develop a user policy by identifying the river's services of major economic importance.
• C)bid at auction for the right to use the river for irrigation.
• D)take as much water as they can before the river runs completely dry.

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