4+ hour, 30+ min ago  (214+ words) Nearly three-quarters of the water in the Colorado River system is used for irrigation. Kyle Roerink, executive director of water conservation group Great Basin Water Network, just finished looking through the latest federal report. "This is the scariest thing I…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (267+ words) Water supply in the Colorado River Basin is dwindling. Seven states in the area are debating how to divide up the remaining resources. The Colorado River provides water to some 40 million people across seven U. S. states and Mexico. And, after a…...