MOVING WATERS: The Colorado River and the West The River We Know 3. Communities of the Colorado In the West, people go where
water flows. This half hour is devoted to the human communities
that have grown up along the Colorado River. Each of these
towns and cities contributes specific activities and corresponding values
to the River system. Ranching, agriculture, mining, manufacturing
and tourism, like other forms of economic development, only exist here
because the River was there first. Sometimes these human activities
and values are in concert; other times, they clash. Since in the
West we "pump water uphill to money," cities far from the river are also
communities of the Colorado. Through interviews with public officials,
historians, business people and riverside community residents, listeners
discover the human side of the Colorado River.
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