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Don’t get too excited. The major population centers in Colorado don’t rely on the Colorado river. Everything east of the continental divide/the Rockies is in a
by dghlsakjg 4y ago
Don’t get too excited.
The major population centers in Colorado don’t rely on the Colorado river. Everything east of the continental divide/the Rockies is in a different watershed
- gshubert17 4y agoRain and snow which fall on the western slope do not inevitably flow westward. There are a number of trans-mountain diversions of Colorado River water eastward under the continental divide. Denver Water alone collects 50% of its drinking water from the tributaries of the Colorado River on the west side of the continental divide. Water diverted from the Colorado River Basin, through trans-mountain diversions, makes up 60-70% of the water used by Colorado Springs. For example, see https://www.denverwater.org/your-water/water-supply-and-planning/watershed-protection-and-management https://www.denverwater.org/your-water/water-supply-and-plan... Much of the water used by Fort Collins and Greeley comes from the western slope through the Adams Tunnel under Rocky Mountain National Park. https://www.northernwater.org/ https://www.northernwater.org/
- dghlsakjg 4y agoWow. I knew about the straws, but I didn't know just what a large percentage of the water was coming from Dillon, etc... Still though, the original point stands. The front range where everyone lives has a lot less to worry about than downstream users like Nevada and California.