They did this by creating a giant concrete canal that diverts 10% of the rivers water into the heart of the state. To get the water to the central parts of Arizona a significant amount of power is needed to push the water, thus the Navajo generating station was created, a 3 generator coal fired power plant that happens to be the third largest CO2 emitter in the nation. There are many ways to increase the water flow of the river but Lustgarten states that it’s a slow moving crisis. Management and policies need to be reformed and a revised on the distribution of water, especially between the farm and city usage. Places like California are putting in ground water laws to try and conserve as much water as possible. Some reservoirs could be combined and some dams could be torn down which would also increase the