西山区大农场获得科罗拉多河低价或免费水,缺水情况不断恶化。 Large Mountain West farms get Colorado River water cheap or free, worsening water scarcity.

在西山区,一些大型农场以很少或免费费用获得联邦科罗拉多河水,在干旱恶化和储水量创纪录低的情况下,新报告强调了这种做法。 Some large farms in the Mountain West receive federal Colorado River water at little or no cost, a practice highlighted in a new report amid worsening drought and record-low reservoir levels. 由山区西部新闻社和环境研究人员进行的研究发现,过时的水合同和定价未能反映稀缺、阻碍养护和将费用转移给纳税人和地方机构的情况。 The study, by the Mountain West News Bureau and environmental researchers, finds outdated water contracts and pricing fail to reflect scarcity, discouraging conservation and shifting costs to taxpayers and local agencies. 专家敦促国会和联邦官员采取适度的、基于稀缺的定价办法,以减少浪费,为基础设施维修提供资金,并确保日益干旱的西部的长期水安全。 Experts urge Congress and federal officials to adopt modest, scarcity-based pricing to reduce waste, fund infrastructure repairs, and ensure long-term water security in the increasingly arid West.