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Homegrown group pitches plan to save Colorado River and Lake Powell- Could it work?

By ABC 4 · August 25, 2026 · 1 min read
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PAGE, Arizona (ABC4) — Flying above the Colorado River and Lake Powell, Chuck Schroll grips the yoke of his small plane. The single engine Cessna growls in the hot summer air as sunlight glints and glitters off the green water below. What’s left of it, that is.

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