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Agriculture is the biggest user of the Colorado River, with alfalfa and other sources of livestock feed accounting for nearly half of the water consumed. Municipal water systems use about a quarter.
I feel like I link this video at any opportunity, but Climate Town does have a really good explainer video on the entire mess with the Colorado River basin here, including the incentives behind growing alfalfa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XusyNT_k-1c