New technology could create incentives for Boulder County water rights holders to conserve more
(WorldNews Environment)

The debate surrounding the future of Colorado´s water can be boiled down to three words; conservation versus storage. And with both sides having dug their heels in, neither side is able to make much headway, leaving Front Range communities with more questions than answers. How will governments accommodate the needs of an additional 2.4 million people the Colorado State Demography Office estimated will move to the state by 2050? Can agriculture survive on the high plains? What happens to riparian ecosystems? A new bill in the Colorado Legislature aims to provide a basis for easing this philosophical deadlock by creating real-time water markets that spark conservation. On the surface, House...