Municipal water departments in the Colorado River basin are investing in new systems to adapt to a smaller water supply, leading to rising costs for consumers.
With infrastructure that is aging and needs replacement, municipal water departments in the Colorado River basin are starting to invest in new systems that will help cities adapt to a future with a smaller water supply . But that means big spending, costs that will get passed along to the millions of people who use that water in sinks, showers and sprinklers.
“There’s literally nothing else you can have 1,000 gallons of delivered to your house at 2 in the morning for a few bucks,” said Mark Marlowe, water director in Castle Rock, Colorado. Marlowe and other water experts across the arid West agree, the amount you pay for tap water should probably go up, and likely will over the next few decades — in large part due to aging infrastructure. “Our utilities are, at this point, middle-aged,” said Kathryn Sorensen, former director of the water department in Phoenix. Major Western cities – Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas and others – boomed on the heels of World War II. Pipes and other water delivery systems that were rolled out quickly are starting to reach the end of their live
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