TAPPED OUT -- The Upper Colorado River on the Brink

Monday, September 16, 2013 at 12:00AM
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From The Story Group

Denver and the Front Range need more water, mainly for residential lawns. Their plan to take up to 20% more of the Upper Colorado and Fraser rivers, 80% in all, is pushing a stressed river ecosystem to the brink. Is residential landscaping worth the risk, or can conservation on the Front Range solve the problem?

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