参考消息网9月23日报道
“They divided the water among themselves and their constituents without recognizing water needs for Mexico, the water needs of Native American tribes who were living in their midst and without recognizing the needs of the environment.”
“他们和他们的选民合伙把水都分了,不顾墨西哥、生活在他们中间的美洲原住民部落的用水需求,也不顾环境的需要。”(美国哥伦比亚广播公司网站)
——今夏的旱情令美国科罗拉多河的水位严重下降,威胁到一向缺水的美国西部地区的供水,西部各州正在争夺来自科罗拉多河的水源,联邦政府只得考虑介入并实行水资源配给制度。今年适逢该河流水资源分配的相关契约签订一百周年,美国全国奥杜邦学会的珍妮弗·皮特表示,该契约已经不适用于现在的情况。