Colorado Water
Ed Quillen discusses the economics of water in his column in today's Denver Post [September 12, 2004, "Water's peculiar economics"]. Quillen writes, "But utility water is different. The utility company is usually a publicly owned monopoly, and it can't operate like a private company, which wants only to maximize its profits. Further, water pricing isn't just an economic matter; it's also a social and environmental issue...Another problem extends throughout the state. Agriculture uses about 85 percent of Colorado's water, yet contributes less than 5 percent to the state's economic output. If it's important to reduce water consumption, then maybe we should start where the most water is consumed instead of killing more urban trees."
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