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The American West Running Low on Water

Thu, 2012-05-10 15:37 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Samuel Bendett

Homeland Security News Wire - May 10, 2012

The American West has a drinking problem. On farms and in cities, people who live in that region are guzzling water at an alarming rate.

Scientists say that to live sustainably, they should use no more than 40 percent of the water from the Colorado River Basin. Currently, however, they use 76 percent, nearly double the sustainable benchmark.

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