Colorado Water Use Explodes On The Western Slope As It Slows On Front Range

Colorado Water Use Explodes On The Western Slope

Colorado Front Range residents are using less water, but some parts of the Western Slope have seen per capita water use explode in the past decade, according to a new state study.

The number of gallons per person used daily in Denver and other South Platte River basin cities decreased 13.6 percent between 2000 and 2008, to 178 gallons from 206 gallons.

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