Ag is top water user of Arkansas River in Colo.
by Associated Press Published: October 18,2011
Tags: agriculture, Arkansas River, metropolitan areas, water
More than 86 percent of the water diverted from the Arkansas River Basin in Colorado is used to irrigate crops, even though urban areas have been buying water rights for the past 60 years. The Pueblo Chieftain reported on its website Monday (http://bit.ly/psO3nR ) that the percentage is even higher in four counties east of [...] [...]







