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Water Management In McPhee Reservoir

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Published April 9, 2015 at 9:42 AM MDT
Brendan Bombaci
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In this episode of the River Trip, host Sam Carter provides some river news from around the Four Corners area, and talks with Ken Curtis, Chief of Engineering and Construction at the Dolores Water Conservancy District, about how the district manages water for irrigation and municipal uses, and how the future of water management looks as southwest Colorado faces another year of drought.
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