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    Humans are great at giving real problems the side-eye

    High Country News -
    Two new books provide insights into the willful ignorance that lead to the West’s water woes.

    Some Western cities offer residents “cash for grass” to reduce irrigation

    H2O Radio -
    A study in 2016 showed that lawns are the largest irrigated crop in America.

    ‘This system cannot be sustained’

    High Country News -
    This year, tribal nations enter negotiations over Colorado River water.

    CWCB changes course, will open most demand management meetings to public

    Aspen Journalism -
    The Colorado Water Conservation Board has decided to hold upcoming workgroup meetings about a potential water-demand management effort in public

    State demand-management investigation moves ahead

    Aspen Journalism -
    Water managers and experts from across Colorado are investigating the feasibility of a voluntary, temporary and compensated water-use-reduction program.
    Empty Twin Lakes Tunnel

    Demand-management groups multiply in Colorado water fight

    Aspen Journalism -
    Several groups are studying demand management, underscoring persistent tensions between the Western Slope and Front Range water managers.

    Major South Platte River basin project would maximize reuse of Western Slope water, report...

    Aspen Journalism -
    A multibillion-dollar reservoir and pipeline project may one day pull more than 50,000 acre-feet of water per year from the South Platte River.

    California’s dream has turned into water nightmares

    High Country News -
    A new book looks at the Golden State’s history to understand its current water crisis.

    City of Aspen banks on creative thinking for ATM water project

    Aspen Journalism -
    The city of Aspen is moving ahead on a project aimed at increasing the reliability of its water supply and environmental flows through what’s known as an “alternative transfer method,” or ATM.

    Small farmers wait for California’s groundwater hammer to fall

    '...& the West,’ Stanford University -
    Farmers, large and small, are beginning to grapple with what the state’s first major groundwater regulation means for them.
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