Pete Domenici: “This map which we just showed indicates that your problem is not just yours, my problem is not just mine. All the States…”

“This map which we just showed indicates that your problem is not just yours, my problem is not just mine. All the States that are green on the chart have tamarisk or one of these foreign plants such as salt cedar, that have infested the area, sucking up their water for no good use. Estimates show that a mature salt cedar tree can consume as much as 200 gallons of water a day over the growing season or 7 acre feet of water for each acre of salt cedar. In addition to the excessive water consumption, the salt cedar increases fire, increases river channelization, flood frequency, decreases water flow, increases water and soil salinity over the various river basins.”