Colorado Experience
Western Water—and Power
Season 7 Episode 9 | 56m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Dive into the design feats and legal brawls that define Coloradans’ battles for water.
Ever since Western settlers dreamed of deserts in bloom, men have chased the mirage of more water than these arid lands can provide. “Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting” describes the urgent struggle every generation of Coloradans faces to control this fleeting resource—creating hydrodynamic history through structures that can propel water to run uphill toward money, and power.
Colorado Experience is a local public television program presented by RMPBS
Colorado Experience
Western Water—and Power
Season 7 Episode 9 | 56m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Ever since Western settlers dreamed of deserts in bloom, men have chased the mirage of more water than these arid lands can provide. “Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting” describes the urgent struggle every generation of Coloradans faces to control this fleeting resource—creating hydrodynamic history through structures that can propel water to run uphill toward money, and power.
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Colorado Experience is a local public television program presented by RMPBS