CIRCLE OF BLUE: Forget Western water war: Local managers choose partnership
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mavensnotebook.comCIRCLE OF BLUE: Forget Western water war: Local managers choose partnershipmavensnotebook.comCollaboration keeps water flowing. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue The Colorado River, from one viewpoint, is a mess. The iconic waterway, fundamental to the region’s modern existence – its desert metropolises, its high-tech industries, its agriculture, and its recreation economy – is on the verge of crashing. A two-decade drying trend, aided by carbon pollution in the atmosphere and water use that exceeds supply have nearly drained the basin’s liquid savings accounts. Nature is now threatening to overwhelm human […]
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