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Environment & Energy

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1. Agriculture is by far the largest consumer of Colorado River water.

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 09:33 AM

Sep 16

Most of it irrigates land that would be near desert. I seem to recall that a substantial amount goes to grow alfalfa for Saudi Arabia.

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