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The Colorado and America's Water Crisis
There are more water-rights to the Colorado River than there is water — and 16 years of drought in the Western States have led to a serious water crisis. The Colorado flows through seven states and serves 36 million people — and that's led to so much alteration and so much control that it's more like a 1400-mile long canal than a river.
By Warren Olney • • 11m ListenThere are more water-rights to the Colorado River than there is water — and 16 years of drought in the Western States have led to a serious water crisis. The Colorado flows through seven states and serves 36 million people — and that's led to so much alteration and so much control that it's more like a 1400-mile long canal than a river. That's according to David Owen, staff writer for the New Yorker.
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