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	New Political Environment of Water Tensions in Colorado water policy Three major tensions characterize Colorado water politics. Eighty-five percent of Colorado water is used in agriculture but most of the population and economic activity is on the urbanized Front Range. Eighty percent of Colorado water is located on the Western Slope, but 80% of the population is on the Front Range. Seventy-five percent of Colorado’s water is exported, but Coloradans are entitled to claim another 1 million to 2 million ac/ft.
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