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Some of Arizona’s Most Valuable Water Could Soon Hit the Market

Inside Climate News · By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue · last updated
A small tribal community along the Colorado River could become a major player in the state’s water supply.

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

PARKER, Arizona—South of Headgate Rock Dam, beyond riverbanks lined with willow and mesquite, the broad floodplain of the Colorado River spreads across emerald fields and sun-bleached earth.

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