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Michael Bennet: “This is a year when we're going to put less water down the…”

Featuring: Michael Bennet, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Colorado

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Windsor Gardens Democratic Club June 10 2026 Sen Michael Bennet

Published | Video Starts at 29:52

We've got it. First of all, I mean, I don't know how much time you've spent looking at this, but we're in rough shape. I don't want to scare anybody, but This is a year when we're going to put less water down the Colorado river than we had in a very, very, very long time. Blue Mesa Reservoir is half empty. And one of the things I've been saying to my colleagues in the Senate is you can't get water when there's no water, you know, and if Blue Mesa is half empty already, what are you going to do? (29:52–30:00)

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Asserts that this year will see historically low water levels in the Colorado River.

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