After the project broke ground, inflation took place. It doubled under the previous administration and the price tag of this project due to construction and labor costs. Once completed, The Arkansas Valley Conduit will provide 7,500 acre feet of water per year to as many as 50,000 Coloradans across 40 different communities. in Pueblo, Otero, Bent, Kiowa, Prowers, Crowley and Baca Counties. I want to boldly remind my colleagues here today that this project broke ground during the first Trump administration in … (02:12–02:25)
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Asserts that the Arkansas Valley Conduit will provide 7,500 acre feet of water to 50,000 people.
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