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Greg Stanton: “The Colorado river, which provides water to 40 million…”

Featuring: Greg Stanton, Democratic | U.S. House, Arizona, District 4

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Stanton Keynote Address: Security & Defence PLuS — Strategy, Security & Defense Conference at ASU

Published | Video Starts at 05:20

And as possible, we are the leading location in the United States for semiconductor. At the same time, we're dealing with an incredibly challenging issue, and that is our water security. The Colorado river, which provides water to 40 million people in the American Southwest and parts of the Mexico, is the water tables for the Colorado River. Lake Mead and Lake Powell are at historic lows right now. and the situation is getting worse. The situation on the Colorado river is dire. It's not a future problem. It's happening right now. (05:20–05:39)

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Asserts that the Colorado River provides water to 40 million people and its water levels are at historic lows.

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