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<br />Club 20 issues statement on
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<br />East, West Slope water
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<br />"For the firsC ~ In
<br />uver.1 yeus, Wutun
<br />Colorado w.~r Inte~sb
<br />hlIv.lormaUyJotnedtogetber
<br />In. wiltfdposltlonontl"an-
<br />~tain.aterdivel'll!OOI
<br />InColondo."
<br />SosaldClub:llPruldelll
<br />BlllCle&rylnallllOll/ldn;l
<br />tNl Wemm Colontdo't hro
<br />nter polley agencies, the
<br />SoIIthwestem Water ~
<br />_tlon Dbtrlct, npr_
<br />tlngSouth'WeStColondo, and
<br />the Colorado RJVff Water
<br />Conserv.llon District,
<br />~tlngWMCentral
<br />and North"...t Color.do.
<br />luive botll separatelJl and t....
<br />maIly adopted the position
<br />acroul~pMtfe...eelr.L
<br />C1e'I'1Sl1Jd thepo8itloo
<br />was ~veJ.oped by Club 20
<br />overlbll!sprtl\tl'ndwlr1ler
<br />IllMth:I. publicly dlsI:uMed
<br />and amended .t Ihe
<br />CQ:anluUoo's UIree SIIIinll
<br />D'lI!ellngBandfarmaUy&dop-
<br />tedbrClllb'lOOllJuneU.
<br />"Specltlully, the
<br />.<<atl!lTlentcallafor.tleut
<br />one .cre.fool Ilf com-
<br />pl'fI5lltory5tOl'llgelolxlKdn
<br />.ltlwup"~t1.E:a5tem
<br />Calor.do transmounl.ln
<br />IOlIterd1~...fDl'every
<br />lIolT'Nootllxydlvert8tTOSll
<br />tIw divide: uw,l 1hoH CUD-
<br />peM8.Un&p!"oJectilbepaldfOf
<br />by thr tnllllvertel'1 bul
<br />o;wned.ndt'OlltroUedbytbe
<br />two Wwem Colorado agen-
<br />cl....ndthlltnothlnll.bout
<br />tbert.ll.telMlllshaUllmllln-
<br />d1vldualCOWltl....fffftedby
<br />tr.nsmounlain....terdlver-
<br />1Il0l\ll from Rf'1ung full em-
<br />lIideratlooforOl:herrelatfd
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<br />~Comments
<br />sought for
<br />:SanJuan
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<br />'Resido,>nbol_th~
<br />~.oo&/"elnyfledto5Ub-
<br />mil cunro.mt.s and l"I!CGIIl-
<br />fntndationsbY~.3on
<br />lIlrQmstanclanlo.nd~
<br />ClassJfIeatiONlorthtSan
<br />J1lllIlRi\."tto !be.JtateW.ter
<br />Quallt)"CootrolCunm.i&slon
<br />..bieh muSl ru'ie.. IU
<br />_~ltul.lions tvtry three
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<br />: The cunrnts:si0fl adopu
<br />"regut.tlonswhlcbdeslgnate
<br />:btntflclal lI5tS at tacb
<br />Itt'eamstjtllltrlllnthtstate
<br />aPdnlUUl'ricltandardllfor
<br />maintalnlnil!be llKHSary
<br />nttrquallty to support !be
<br />IISts_ An, municipality,
<br />II1Iltr.ndw..rrdisttictor
<br />;~1fhJehdJ~l'Jlell
<br />.on.Jk,...ttr Into !be strram
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<br />"ACl'OI!IlI the put SO years,
<br />Eutem CoIcrado Inttrem
<br />have dlvtrttd SOO,OOO.cre-
<br />ft!f!'t ol water per yur and
<br />provi~onIy 1:.o,OOOaae-
<br />f1.'f:'l. of compmsatory storage.
<br />"Denvtt'.pt(lP(l8tdl'tro
<br />forb Roownolr, 1rith .
<br />capiC"ltyollllOtethanOl'll!
<br />mIlllon acrHret, I!gnab a
<br />major, quantum leap In tht
<br />dimlnlahrntnl ol Wuttm
<br />Colondo'....ter.upply.
<br />"We kno.. thai lIOUlrCOltlo
<br />pBIllf!lwbob.avelocaledln
<br />E&5IernColorado and Utah
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<br />Ilavtciledample...tet5lip-
<br />pUf!lP Pllrt ol their mleria
<br />forstltctlng.locatlon.
<br />Ample auwUes .re vila! to
<br />ecooomk development and.
<br />quaUtylllltle.Bting.~to
<br />.....myourear_andthtn.
<br />gr'OWSOllltvtgetables.nd
<br />take.dttnkof...terls.part
<br />olUwqWllltyolUfemostolUll
<br />orouidllkttocontln\ll!toell-
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<br />"There III nol sufficient
<br />water fO/"tbt gTOvrtb an-
<br />tldpllted In tht .rid West.
<br />Wbatlhlsstatemtntm..anslll
<br />
<br />thatthtbanbhlpathat.re
<br />lilttlytodtvt'lopinl.tn,twm-
<br />tyOl"Uli.rtyyurstlHdtolw
<br />aharedalongwiththt...ter.
<br />"We dQnoI..ant.lIo1 the
<br />"lIttrlnEasttrnColondo
<br />and.Uolthellard3ltlpln
<br />WtsttmColonodo.'Iba11tlnd
<br />oItr'tatmtnt~oulwilh
<br />theBo5tonTuPilrly. Weare
<br />nol~vtr'.colony."
<br />C1earyurgtd~~le
<br />InWrstemO;.lotadotot.h
<br />an.ctiv.. role In 1E'<'UIing.
<br />laitshaltewith rrgardtotht
<br />futun .ater ~l)' d thoir
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<br />Prominent feature
<br />on McPhee Dom . . .
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<br />"We WOllldlwtlappyto
<br />a<fld.lreecopyoltbtlw"
<br />pIIge sta~menl to any in-
<br />terestedparty,"Otarysaid.
<br />ThPot interelfUd can 'lI'l1~
<br />Oob:!O, P.O. &1.>>0 ,Grand
<br />JunctJoo.Colo.81~.
<br />Club:!Ois.31")'ul'Old
<br />WestemCo!on.ooeoalltlonof
<br />COIlf\tits. communilles, In-
<br />dustrlra .nd Indlvldu.llI
<br />declinld 10 e~(lllomle
<br />lIlabilityandorderlydnelop-
<br />lI}tnl t1'ltOURh ""lIcaUon,
<br />~onandpollUealat'-
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<br />SPILLWAY'S ~il. j~ shown by Con>pOflng with ,t..
<br />....hid.5 "'OUnd;1 W"..... wIll b<t well up on ..... 9<>'
<br />of Ih.lp;rh..,,(l~ wlan 'hel(lkefiU~ e.s
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