Colorado Water
Here's an editorial from the Denver Post about Colorado's water problems [April 11, 2004, "High and dry"]. From the editorial, "States should seek flexibility in the traditional rule that the first person who filed a water right forever has first claim on it. Leases and other ideas should be studied. It will take several consecutive heavy, wet winters in the Rockies for the region's drought to end and Powell and Mead to refill. But we may not see that. A more disturbing scenario is painted by ancient tree rings and other scientific evidence: The West has historically been struck by intense droughts that last decades. Even more sobering is the discussion among weather experts about whether the recent drought is a sign of global warming and changing precipitation patterns. If so, the West's water woes may get much worse."
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