All Great Lakes water and their watershed are also controlled by treaty w Canada besides their being surrounded by blue and purple states.
There is an interesting concept of pumping flood waters of the Mississippi out of Louisiana at an already existing flood control structure. As one of the commenters mentioned it has to go from near sea level to 6,000 ft to get into the Colorado River watershed. Doable but really expensive.
Also a pipeline or canal would have to cross other dry states like Texas and NM so the politics involved would be tough to work through.
All Great Lakes water and their watershed are also controlled by treaty w Canada besides their being surrounded by blue and purple states.
There is an interesting concept of pumping flood waters of the Mississippi out of Louisiana at an already existing flood control structure. As one of the commenters mentioned it has to go from near sea level to 6,000 ft to get into the Colorado River watershed. Doable but really expensive.
Also a pipeline or canal would have to cross other dry states like Texas and NM so the politics involved would be tough to work through.