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Close-up of a round warning sign on a wooden post reading “Brine Pipeline.” Yellow metal railing in the foreground, with dry vegetation and a blurred landscape in the background.

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Other parts of the world remove salt from water to make it drinkable. Is that possible in Colorado?

by Shannon Mullane 4:18 AM MDT on Oct 4, 2024 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

A clear water flows in a ditch through a lush, green grassy meadow with trees and hills in the background under a partly cloudy blue sky.

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Colorado’s water users are told “use it or lose it.” But is the threat real?

by Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism 4:20 AM MDT on Oct 2, 20242:51 PM MDT on Oct 4, 2024 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

In this historical photo, two men stand inside a giant segment of the Central Arizona Project pipeline in the desert. There is a light-colored sedan to the left of the pipe.

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Why don’t we just pipe in water from the East to fix the Colorado River crisis?

by Alex Hager, KUNC 4:20 AM MDT on Oct 1, 20243:42 PM MDT on Oct 14, 2024 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

A green field with a large irrigation system under a blue sky with some clouds. A rainbow is faintly visible in the background.

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Would cutting agricultural water use in Colorado prevent future shortage? Well …

by Jerd Smith 4:20 AM MDT on Sep 30, 20242:50 PM MDT on Oct 4, 2024 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

Tall downtown buildings tower over low-slung structures, including the silver metal clad U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum to the right, along Fountain Creek in Colorado Springs.

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Cities in the West are booming. But will they actually need a lot more water?

by Luke Runyon 3:28 AM MDT on Sep 29, 20242:50 PM MDT on Oct 4, 2024 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun