Writing Question

Part 1. Watch the video and provide an answer to the four questions regarding water rights in the Colorado River in either a Word document or text file.

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1) How did some states end up with more water rights than others?

2) Which state(s) have priority access? Why?

3) What percentage of CO River water goes to support agriculture?

4) What strategy is the city of Phoenix investing in to allow reduced reliance on CO River water?

Part 2. Watch the video on restoration efforts on the Colorado River delta and answer the four questions describing the efforts.

1) What type of ecosystem has been drastically altered by the immense diversion of the CO River?

2) In addition to water shortage, what other environmental issue is harming the diversity of the ecosystem?

3) Describe some of the activities that have been done to restore the ecosystem.

4) Describe some of the recent restoration successes demonstrated.

Part 3.

Write one question you have about the Colorado River and its many uses.

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