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The replies to this thread are interesting to say the least. I live in Colorado and have spent 50 years in the water industry. Because Colorado was "civilized" much later in the US's history than other states, they have laid claim to Colorado's water before Colorado, or its residents could. We are what is known as a water shed state. That is a fancy term for, supplier of water to others. I can't recall the exact figure so do not take the following percentage as fact, but IIRC, 2/3rds of all water that is produced from precipitation in our state must exit our borders. And to top it off, we must provide salt free water to others or pay a fine
. There are so many natural hot springs in the state that produce saline that we are penalized by the people who are using our water. Until last year we could not even put to beneficial use the rainwater that came off our roofs. We "owed" it to downhill states. Because of previous claims to our water, the joke around here is, if your dog gets a drink of water out of a river, there are 4 farmers from other states following him around to make sure they get it back after he is done with it. If we kept all the water in our state that is generated in our state, California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, and Arkansas would dry up and blow away and fail to produce enough food to keep a rabbit alive. Sad but true.