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<br />002536 <br /> <br />will be expressed regarding the committments to be kept, and the <br /> <br /> <br />feasibility of the program. The skeptics should consider the <br /> <br /> <br />accomplishment the proposal itself represents. In late 1983, <br /> <br /> <br />there was little hope for more than a massive, prolonged <br /> <br /> <br />conflict between the Federal government and water interests. <br /> <br /> <br />Today there is a specific proposal, agreed upon by highly <br /> <br /> <br />divergent interests, not only for avoiding conflict, but for <br /> <br />positive action to achieve the goals of those varied interests. <br /> <br />The proposed program is a compromise. It does not represent a <br />perfect solution from the perspective of any individual <br />interest. However, it does contain substantial incentives for <br />all interests to commit to its_implementation. The broad <br />spectrum of water interests participating in the Colorado Water <br />Congress Special Project are convinced that this program can <br />work, and they are committed to making it work. It is their <br />hope that all interested parties will review the proposal, give <br />it serious consideration, and find it an acceptable starting <br />point from which to achieve their goals for the Upper Colorado <br />River Basin. <br /> <br />Torn Pitts is Principal of Torn Pitts and Associates, Consulting <br /> <br /> <br />Engineers, Loveland, Colorado, and serves as Project Coordinator <br /> <br /> <br />for the Colorado Water Congress Special Project on Threatened <br /> <br />and Endangered Species. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />. <br />