PHOENIX - From $800 to $1,000, and even $5,000, some Valley cities are dangling money incentives to residents, in the hope they will cut their water use amid the state's ongoing crisis. The programs are a direct result of cities grappling with a future of less water from the Colorado River. Here's what you should know. Why are cities trying to get people to use less water? As mentioned above, cities are doing so due to cuts in Colorado River water allotments. According to the Arizona Department of Water Resources, the Colorado River provides water to over 40 million people and more than four million acres of farmland in seven so-called "basin states," which includes Arizona. However, the Associated Press has noted that the Colorado River cannot provide the water they were promised a ...
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