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Colorado River Drought Behind Rural-Urban Tensions in the Centennial State

Daily Yonder

But Fales isn’t necessarily concerned about California coming for his water rights. California will start it, but when they demand more water from Colorado, Denver is not gonna be helping us out,” he said. Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Fort Collins are going to dictate the [state’s water] policy.

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The Fifth National Climate Assessment: Implications for Agriculture

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

the Osage Nation’s community orchard. The Northern Great Plains chapter notes that current water rights laws in much of the region make adaptation especially difficult. Colorado is experimenting with water transfers that would have minimal impact on rural areas, but implementation has been hampered by distrust.