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As the year 2012 drew to a close, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation published the results of a comprehensive study of the Colorado River watershed in the western United States. The final report of the Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study summarized more than 150 different ideas for balancing the water budget of the Colorado River. One of those ideas grabbed headlines across the country: a scheme to build a water pipeline 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) in length from the Missouri River to Denver.
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Richter, B. (2014). Options for Resolving Water Bankruptcy. In: Chasing Water. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-537-3_3
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