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How One of the Nation’s Fastest Growing Counties Plans to Find Water in the Desert
The booming population in the southwest corner of Utah has tapped out the Virgin River and its dreams of piping water from Lake Powell are running dry with the reservoir, leaving wastewater recycling and conservation as the best options to keep watering the growth.
By David Condos, KUER
Like many places across the West, two things are on a collision course in Utah’s southwest corner: growth and water.
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