Dry Times

Colorado has grown rapidly over recent decades, as more and more people crowd inside our borders. Our water, unfortunately, is a limited resource. And we're almost out.

By Natasha Gardner & Patrick Doyle 5280 April 2010

This article won the 2011 Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism.

Click here to see this article as it originally appeared in 5280.

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