the colorado river and its tributaries sustain nearly 30 million people across seven states and mexico. it is the most controlled river in the world and has created fertile land and large cities where there was once desert. agriculture, wildlife, local tourism, recreational businesses and big cities all count on water from this coveted river. hard times however have caught up with the colorado. drought coupled with increasing development in the southwest has created a new reality.
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the colorado river and its tributaries sustain nearly 30 million people across seven states and mexico. it is the most controlled river in the world and has created fertile land and large cities where there was once desert. agriculture, wildlife, local tourism, recreational businesses and big cities all count on water from this coveted river….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8578,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4896,4889,4899],"tags":[675],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-14250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food","category-government-military","category-policy","tag-government"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n