There's been a narrative out there for a few decades that building water infrastructure is somehow a bad thing because it alters the environment and that we shouldn't be storing or moving water. And I disagree. About 40% of Utah's drinking water comes from the Colorado River. And projects like the Strawberry Highline Canal in Southern Utah county are the things that make it possible for Utah to deliver clean, safe drinking water to the communities across our state. (00:29–00:33)
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Asserts that 40% of Utah's drinking water is sourced from the Colorado River.
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