Westwater resident Thomas Chee tests the flow of water at his kitchen sink after his home was connected to a new running water system for the first ... Chee and the crew turned on and checked the ...

Water managers have overestimated the Colorado River’s water supply because warmer, drier springs reduce rainfall, causing plants to consume more of the snowmelt instead of it reaching the streams.

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