Drought revives water war in river states

 
By DAVID A. LIEB | Published: December 9, 2012   

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The water wars are raging again in America’s heartland, where drought-stricken states are pleading for the increasingly scarce water of the Missouri River — to drink from their faucets, irrigate their crops and float the barges that carry billions of dollars of agricultural products to market.

photo - North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven, right, and Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt tour the Garrison Dam spillway on the Missouri River in Bismarck, N.D. in May.
North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven, right, and Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt tour the Garrison Dam spillway on the Missouri River in Bismarck, N.D. in May.

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