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Water Under Pressure: Growing Demand (S2 Ep 4)

12/07/22 • 32 min

The need to use every drop of water – multiple times over – matters. In Colorado, 80% of the precipitation falls on the western side of the continental divide, but 90% of the population lives to the east, in the Front Range. As the urban corridor continues to grow rapidly, the need for water is even more urgent. And often that water is coming from somewhere else.

This time on Water, Under Pressure, the Front Range of Colorado perspective. What are the water needs of a growing city? And is water from the San Luis Valley really the only solution?

Water, Under Pressure is a podcast about the increasing demands on water in Colorado. And how the choices we make now could tear us apart or help us to navigate our uncertain future.

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Episode Credits:

Reporting, writing, hosting: Kristan Uhlenbrock

Reporting, writing, production: Cat Jaffee

Production: Ann Marie Awad

Additional reporting and fact-checking: Nicole Delaney and Kate Long

Theme music: Alex Paul, Birds of Play

Episode composition: Jesse Boynton with tracks from Epidemic Sounds

Sound design: Seth Samuel

Marketing: Tricia Waddell

A special thanks to Trent Knoss and George Sparks

This time on Water, Under Pressure, the Front Range of Colorado perspective. What are the water needs of a growing city? And is water from the San Luis Valley really the only solution?

Water, Under Pressure is a podcast about the increasing demands on water in Colorado. And how the choices we make now could tear us apart or help us to navigate our uncertain future.

Learn more about the podcast and people featured at waterunderpressure.org.

Sign-up for the Institute for Science & Policy’s mailing list.

If you like our work, consider making a tax-deductible donation.

Episode Credits:

Reporting, writing, hosting: Kristan Uhlenbrock

Reporting, writing, production: Cat Jaffee

Production: Ann Marie Awad

Additional reporting and fact-checking: Nicole Delaney and Kate Long

Theme music: Alex Paul, Birds of Play

Episode composition: Jesse Boynton with tracks from Epidemic Sounds

Sound design: Seth Samuel

Marketing: Tricia Waddell

A special thanks to Trent Knoss and George Sparks

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Water Under Pressure: Finding Balance (S2 Ep 3)

When people learn that 91% of Colorado’s water is used for agricultural purposes, farmers are the first to blame for its overuse. But there’s a lot more baked into this figure than many realize. There are compromises that farmers are making, trying to ensure they are in the black financially while adapting to drought and a changing climate, in order to ensure we all eat. So as Colorado approaches 6 million people with most of us living in the Front Range are people aware of the sacrifices needed to keep up with the growing demand for water?

This is episode three of Water, Under Pressure, a podcast about the increasing demands on water in Colorado. And how the choices we make now could tear us apart or help us to navigate our uncertain future.

Learn more about the podcast and people featured at waterunderpressure.org.

Sign-up for the Institute for Science & Policy’s mailing list.

If you like our work, consider making a tax-deductible donation.

Episode Credits:

Reporting, writing, hosting: Kristan Uhlenbrock

Reporting, writing, production: Cat Jaffee

Production: Ann Marie Awad

Additional reporting and fact-checking: Nicole Delaney and Kate Long

Theme music: Alex Paul, Birds of Play

Episode composition: Jesse Boynton with tracks from Epidemic Sounds

Sound design: Seth Samuel

Marketing: Tricia Waddell

A special thanks to Trent Knoss and George Sparks

Next Episode

Water Under Pressure: Searching for Solutions (S2 Ep5)

In this series, we’ve investigated the pressures around water in Colorado – from climate change to population growth to different values – and how they shape the management of this vital resource. But where do we go from here? And how do we change the relationship we’ve had with water historically, to better reflect the realities of our future? Because we should all care about where our water comes from, where it goes, what it’s used for, and the true cost to use it.

Water, Under Pressure is a podcast about the increasing demands on water in Colorado. And how the choices we make now could tear us apart or help us to navigate our uncertain future.

Learn more about the podcast and people featured at waterunderpressure.org.

Sign-up for the Institute for Science & Policy’s mailing list.

If you like our work, consider making a tax-deductible donation.

Episode Credits:

Reporting, writing, hosting: Kristan UhlenbrockReporting, writing, production: Cat JaffeeProduction: Ann Marie Awad Additional reporting and fact-checking: Nicole Delaney and Kate LongSound design: Seth SamuelTheme music: Alex Paul, Birds of PlayEpisode composition: Jesse Boynton with tracks from Epidemic Sounds Marketing: Tricia WaddellA special thanks to Trent Knoss and George Sparks