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Snow Series: Water at the State Level

By On January 2, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Agriculture, Agriculture/Ranching, Bente Birkeland, Capitol Coverage, Colorado, drought, KRCC News, RMCR, RMCR series, Snow, Water

Tackling the issue of low water supplies and increasing demand will be a top priority for lawmakers during the upcoming legislative session. As part of our series on snow, Statehouse reporter Bente Birkeland takes a look at some of the proposals being floated around and talks to state leaders about preparing for the worst.

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