Editing Las Animas, Colorado (section)

===Water issues===
Water is a central issue in Las Animas. Like many cities in southeastern Colorado, Las Animas competes with wealthier cities on the [[Front Range]] for the water to sustain life and the local agricultural economy. Developers and municipalities have capitalized upon drought and low crop prices by buying water from desperate farmers. As this water is diverted upstream to serve the larger cities, Las Animas loses access to this important resource.

Because of the poor quality of the city's water supply, a [[reverse-osmosis]] filtration plant was installed in the mid-1990s.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110502071348/http://bentcounty.org/las-animas-about/ Article title]}}</ref> The loss of minerals in the water resulted in the collapse of many water mains, which had been supported by mineral deposits that formed on the insides of the pipes.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}