TOH edition: Wednesday, 23 September 2026 · Environment & Water
An El Nino Forecast Called Off the Charts Is Coming for the West's Water. Colorado Springs Added Thousands of Residents and Is Using Less Water Than Before.
Reported by Colorado Sun
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Colorado Springs has taken on thousands of additional residents while its total water use has fallen, the result of conservation rules and a steady replacement of thirsty lawn with native grass. The city sits in the same drought-exposed river basin now facing an El Nino the World Meteorological Organization calls exceptionally strong.
Water scarcity is usually presented as a choice between growth and survival. One dry-state city has now recorded both at once.
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