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Colorado River District webinar highlights long drought, rising temps as major threats to Western Slope water

Special to the Herald Times

RBC | Rising temperatures in Western Colorado are reducing average runoff from snowpack, robbing the Colorado River system of water, and forcing farmers and water providers to plan for a new reality that includes less water from the Colorado River.

In the third session of the Colorado River District’s virtual Annual Water Seminar, Zooming in on West Slope Water, District staff and experts from throughout the Colorado River Basin provided…