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Posted Friday, January 29, 2021 Jan 29, 2021   |   By Outside Contributor &nbsp | &nbspAdd CommentAdd Grand Valley water rights, the largest and oldest on the river, allow people, communities, agriculture, industry and prosperity in Western Colorado It’s not every day that a photo of the Grand Valley Canal makes the New York Times. Many Grand Junction residents may have missed this momentous occasion, right after New Year’s. But there it was, right in the middle...

Why is the New York Times writing about Colorado water? Because Wall Street investors plan to get rich by rerouting it. It’s not every day that a photo of the Grand Valley Canal makes the New York Times. Many Grand Junction residents may have missed this momentous occasion, right after New Year’s. But there it was, right in the middle of a multi-page article, about Arizona water and the involvement of private investors from New York. The picture was incorrectly labeled as the “Grand Valle...