In Colorado River Basin, project pays ranchers to leave land dry

A first-of-its-kind program in the Colorado River Basin is paying ranchers and farmers to forgo their water rights in order to conserve the region’s rivers and lakes. Launched in 2014, the $15-million “money-for-water program” was funded “by the four largest municipal water providers in the Colorado River Basin (which includes Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona,… » Read More

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