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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Where Has All The Water Gone?

    Thirteen years may sound like a long time, but when you’re talking about the water supply for Southern California, it’s a different story. That’s all the time that may be left for reservoirs on the Colorado River serving 20 million people.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Thirteen years may sound like a long time, but when you’re talking about the water supply for Southern California, it’s a different story. That’s all the time that may be left for reservoirs on the Colorado River serving 20 million people.

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    The Coming Crisis on the Colorado River
    1. 1:15Where Has All The Water Gone?You’re reading this
    2. 18:43L.A. County Health Proposes Shuttering Clinics
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Tim Barnett

      Marine Physicist at Scripps Institute of Oceanography at UC San Diego

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      Tim Brick

      Arroyo Seco Foundation

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      Michael Wehner

      Assistant General Manager, Orange County Water District

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    The Coming Crisis on the Colorado River
    1. 1:15Where Has All The Water Gone?You’re reading this
    2. 18:43L.A. County Health Proposes Shuttering Clinics
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