U.S.'s 2nd-biggest water reservoir to get a short-term fix amid Colorado River drought

from All Things Considered · host Alex Hager

The Trump administration announced emergency measures to send water from reservoirs high in the river basin to those downstream in the wake of a historically dry Rocky Mountain winter.

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