And so the irrigation becomes

所以灌溉
more important to some areas then another.

对于某些地方尤为重要
As I mentioned, one hot political

正如我所言科罗拉多河水源的利用
issue is the use of the water from the Colorado River.

已经成为了政治热点之一
A lot of the water that comes from

这条河的大部分水源都来自于
the river is snow runoff from the Rocky Mountains,

落基山脉的融雪径流
and from other places that are tributaries feeding into the river.

以及其他地方的径流交汇而成的
There is a great deal of water in the river,

这条河的水量充足
but there's a great deal of demand on the water in the river,

同样需求量也很大
and that creates lots of political disputes.

这也引发了很多政治纷争
The Arizona River then has been damned in certain places.

亚利桑那河的需求量也很大
Large use of its water for irrigation takes place.

它的水源大都用于灌溉