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Utah isn’t forced to make cuts, but will still feel the pain from Colorado River agreement

The state may never see its full allotment of the river’s water, while curtailments impact everything from food prices to how our communities grow.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mud cracks along the shores of the Colorado River in Cataract Canyon as mountains of sediments are slowly washed away and beaches begin to return as Lake Powell recedes due to ongoing drought cycles.