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Colorado Adopts Water Plan

Colorado, which is facing huge water deficits, has adopted a state water plan, following a decade of negotiations.

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Facing huge water deficits, Colorado has adopted a $20 billion state water plan, following a decade of negotiations. The plan targets city and industry water savings, increases reservoir and aquifer storage, considers trans-mountain water transfers, proposes river and stream conservation measures and sets forth a strategy for loss of irrigated agricultural land. (The Denver Post)

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