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In early June, water experts gathered at the University of Colorado Boulder to talk about the future of the Colorado River.
The lifeline for 40 million people in the Southwest is in dire shape. Too much demand and not enough supply has sapped its largest reservoirs. And in discussions of western water the finger-pointing on who is the best steward...
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