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The mayor of this desert city likens the U.S. West’s water crisis to planning for a meteor. ‘You can see it coming, but you can’t get out of the way’
On the outskirts of Phoenix, a small town with a huge reliance on the Colorado River has capped growth, revived old wells and struck water deals.
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The mayor of a desert city compared the looming water shortage in the U.S. West to an incoming meteor, saying it is visible but unavoidable.
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