Over 40 Million People Rely On Water From The Colorado River. It’s Dangerously Close To Drying Up.
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Over 40 Million People Rely On Water From The Colorado River. It’s Dangerously Close To Drying Up.

Tim Pearce

A decades-long drought and population growth has left the Colorado River over-leveraged and in dire need of a new management plan before the water runs out for millions of Americans.

 Negotiations between seven states to reapportion the river’s water have been deadlocked for months, and the federal government is threatening to break the deadlock with its own management plan — whether the states like it or not.

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