Wednesday February 15, 2023

In 2019, residents in the town of Paonia on Colorado’s Western Slope faced a nightmare that is particular to the arid west. They turned on their faucets…and nothing came out. The aftermath is the focus of a new KVNF documentary called ‘Silent Taps, Paonia’s Ongoing Water Moratorium.’ Today on the news, we hear from the reporter who breaks down the water crisis in this rural western town.

// Show Notes:

// Photo: Inside Paonia’s two-million-gallon water plant. In 2019, residents turned on their faucets and nothing came out.

// KVNF: Silent Taps – Paonia’s Ongoing Water Moratorium
https://www.kvnf.org/show/local-motion/2023-01-25/silent-taps-paonias-ongoing-water-moratorium