If we don't turn around and have a good precipitation year--we're in a 10-year drought cycle in the Colorado River basin--we're looking at the possibility, within a couple years, of having to declare a shortage in the Lower Colorado River basin.
Connor warns about potential water shortages in the Colorado River basin.
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