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Water Is For Fighting
by Wine & Whiskey Productions
Water Is For Fighting is a five part documentary podcast series that explores the complexities around water management in the Western United States. For this season, we're focusing on the South Platte River in Colorado, because it's a resource that 4.5 million people rely on every day. For most of us, access to clean drinking water is a given, but our relationship with the natural environment is far more intimate-- whether you know it or not. With a growing population, increasingly destructive wildfires, and changing climates, big decisions are being made about the future of this finite resource. In each episode, our team guides you through the remarkable and intricate water delivery system in the Denver Metro area, from the watersheds, to the dams and reservoirs, the water treatment plants and through the pipes in your own home all of which guarantees that clean water is accessible. You'll learn about the complicated intersections of water rights with socioeconomics, public health, ag
Episodes
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Part 2: What Is In the Water
In our previous episode, we discovered how aging infrastructure has contributed to a growing concern of the general public's surrounding water quality. In this episode, we address those concerns head on by diving into the science behind water treatment to answer several questions about what…
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Part 1: The City
In our first episode we examine how the history and legend of pure Rocky Mountain water blinded many Denver residents to water contamination issues. Not until the Flint Water Crisis did authorities start investigating potential lead poisoning within the Denver Community. A brief history on the...
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Water Is For Fighting: Trailer
Water Is For Fighting explores the complexities of water in the Western United States. Our first season, focuses on the South Platte River in Colorado: a critical water source for over 4.5 million people. The story of the South Platte River is told at the intersection of natural and human…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Water Is For Fighting is a five part documentary podcast series that explores the complexities around water management in the Western United States. For this season, we're focusing on the South Platte River in Colorado, because it's a resource that 4.5 million people rely on every day. For most of us, access to clean drinking water is a given, but our relationship with the natural environment is far more intimate-- whether you know it or not. With a growing population, increasingly destructive wildfires, and changing climates, big decisions are being made about the future of this finite resource. In each episode, our team guides you through the remarkable and intricate water delivery system in the Denver Metro area, from the watersheds, to the dams and reservoirs, the water treatment plants and through the pipes in your own home all of which guarantees that clean water is accessible. You'll learn about the complicated intersections of water rights with socioeconomics, public health, ag
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