By Brandon Loomis | The Arizona Republic
Mounting pressures on the Colorado River’s supply make it the nation’s “most endangered river” this year, the non-profit American Rivers will announce Wednesday with its annual ranking of troubled waters.
Those pressures include an ever-expanding population, a climate that the government predicts will shrink Rocky Mountain snowmelt and plans to build new pipelines to carry the river away.
The Colorado, the lifeblood of the Southwest, is at a crucial moment in its history, American Rivers says, and Congress and the states that tap its waters must plan for better use — and re-use — of its water to meet a growing need.
“The current trends are not sustainable,” said Matt Niemerski, western water-policy director for American Rivers.
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