If the wells run dry: CSU researchers analyze what could happen if Colorado fails to meet deadline

26/09/2023 15 min Episodio 15
If the wells run dry: CSU researchers analyze what could happen if Colorado fails to meet deadline

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After being found in violation of a 1940 water compact, Colorado has a deadline: retire 25,000 acres of irrigated land by 2029 or face the shutdown of thousands of wells, impacting hundreds of thousands of acres of land and their surrounding communities. Colorado Water Center Director John Tracy and Professor Jordan Suter spoke with The Audit about the complicated history of the Republican River Basin Compact and what could happen if the wells run dry. 

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