Air Date: October 4, 1991

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Largest Private Water Project / Becky Rumsey

Becky Rumsey of member station KGNU in Boulder, Colorado reports on the fight over what would be the American West's first large private water development project. The project, which would bring water to the Denver area from a large aquifer in Southern Colorado, has the backing of some high-profile environmentalists, including former EPA administrator William Ruckelshaus and former Colorado governor Richard Lamm. But local residents are nearly unanimous in their opposition, and have won the support of a host of state and Federal agencies. (11:06)

Days Numbered for Big Water?

Steve talks with Charles Wilkinson of the Western Environmental Law Center in Boulder, Colorado about the future of Western water projects. Wilkinson says the Colorado proposal may be the last stand for proponents of big water projects in the West, private or public. (04:11)

Coastal Erosion: Fight or Flight?

Ron Schachter reports on the debate over North Carolina's first-in-the-nation coastal protection plan, which favors letting nature take its course. Some communities and property owners want exemptions which would allow them to build seawalls or jetties to protect small stretches of coastline. (05:59)

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Largest Private Water Project

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Days Numbered for Big Water?

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Coastal Erosion: Fight or Flight?

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