Tapped Out – The Upper Colorado on the Brink
In Colorado, most of the population in Denver and other Front Range cities rely on water diverted through pipelines and tunnels from the Upper Colorado River on the west side of the Continental Divide. Today, most of that water is used to water lawns and gardens. Two new diversions are planned, which will siphon up to 80 percent of the Upper Colorado’s waters. Explore the dilemma of how to provide water to millions without killing the West’s most storied river.