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KSJD Local Newscast - June 24, 2021

KSJD | By Lucas Brady Woods

Published June 24, 2021 at 5:03 PM MDT

Colorado River water managers could be pulled back to the negotiating table as soon as next year to keep its biggest reservoirs from declining further.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser will visit Montezuma County on July 3.

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