Water Piped to Denver Could Ease Stress on River
The federal government has come up with dozens of ways to enhance the diminishing flow of the Colorado River, which has long struggled to keep seven states and roughly 25 million people hydrated.
Among the proposals in a report by the Bureau of Reclamation, parts of which leaked out in advance of its expected release this week, are traditional solutions to water shortages, like decreasing demand through conservation and increasing supply through reuse or desalination projects.
But also in the mix, and expected to remain in the final draft of the report, is a more extreme and contentious approach. It calls for building a pipeline from the Missouri River to Denver, nearly 600 miles to the west. Water would be doled out as needed along the route in Kansas, with the rest ultimately stored in reservoirs in the Denver area.
Experts say the plan is reminiscent of those proposed in the middle of the last century, when grand and exorbitant federal water projects were commonplace — and not, with the benefit of hindsight, always advisable.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/science/earth/federal-plans-for-colorado-river-include-pipeline.html?_r=1&
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They'll need more water pipes in Denver!
Oh wait.. I misread the article. 
California has the big canal which transports water south can be seen from space. Big pumps are used to pump water over the mountains surrounding LA. When everything is perfect the water can flow. Today we know there is not enough water to ship south when there is a drought. Sending water somewhere else sounds good, but there could be problem like NOT enough water to send.
Good luck with the pipe project that may be a PIPE DREAM
