Colorado River system

COLORADO RIVER IS MAJOR ECONOMIC DRIVER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, REPORT FINDS

 

By Chris Thomas, Public News Service, CA

Photo: Palo Verde Dam near Blythe, Calif., by Sandra J. Owen-Boyce, U.S. Geological Survey.

January 18, 2015 (Los Angeles) — A little more than half the economy of Southern California is dependent in some way on the health of the Colorado River system, according to a new report that quantifies the value of the river to the seven Western states that use it.


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