… to build up markets for low water crops and not just to pay them, not to plant anything at all. The bottom line here is just to understand that although There's something like 16.5 million acre feet that's been allocated in the Colorado river, we've only been getting something like 12 million acre feet. of water running down the Colorado River. This water has been allocated among the states and Mexico, but it doesn't include the tribes, only some of which have settled their water rights with the federal government and the states. (11:08–11:17)
CLAIM
Asserts that although 16.5 million acre feet are allocated, only about 12 million acre feet are received from the Colorado River.
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