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<br /> <br />M"'TOlIIY "IDGWAY D_"D .......IIDI.. CCIII..OftADO IIIYD STOflAQ. ~T <br /> <br />The~lIQr..V..lltlywalIOfTf>llf1yparloltheUt" <br />Ind",n~llon.s..lI~lnopkjlylollowedlnlll!ll. <br />when the IncJlansC<ldood the land 10 the UMed STaI" Ewly <br />land ela.manll_" pnn-wlly Pf(ItpeC:IQtS'ram the <br />~ndll\Q mountalnswnocame 10 seUIe In the val"", In <br />i'lopelllheyWOUldbenlOfelllCCaM!tJlal.IQ'lcultu'"thAn <br />Ihey_...lai~ll\QgoId <br />W1ll'lin3~oIopenll'lQlhe"""moe.lollhe_'1y <br />Imgable land along lhe Uncompahgr" Rivei' I'\Bd bNn <br />elalmed Olhell.tmll_loclIled_.ylftJmlhe~nka <br />r<<:8Ulta'lnglheconslfUCllOnoldl~lOndam..and <br />_It tOOOf'l'lOry"rigatlOnwal..... <br />By \889.11 became ....idenl to 1'- Nrty pioreenllhill <br />rlowt;oI1""U~hgreRi_l8Ittll/~oI~lnglhe <br />IaItol season ~ngallon '-'a In the val..... Sew"" <br />recoonlllld._. Il'IIItlusl to lhe norll'l in lhegorge 01 <br />the BlaCk Canyon w... lhe ratnpIIQ.ng GUM*," R,,-, <br />A pIOfeClwaaconc.rvedtod!Yer1waletlromI""I"""'IQ <br />theUl'oCOfI'I9IlIllOr"Valley,Tl'lltdl_.IIontlec;alT-..,.llyln <br />l'U3whenlheUS.Reclama!lon~compIetedlhe5a. <br />mileGunnl_ Tunl'Mlll.om lhe Black Canyon 10 the <br />~reV"'leyaspar\oIlheUncomtl8hllreProtec:t <br />TheUncO'T\PlllIQrtI V.,.....Wal...l.Iae<aAuoclllho.. <br />admlnialorslheUncompahgteProjecl <br />N_helesa."s_lyelhel9<<!a..,n1l,..,..tdev1llopea <br />,nalorlngspnl\Qandsun-rne<s.nowmollllowaollhe <br />U~...R'_IO'Tat....n~tlonUM he.. W11tl the <br />_<7>'-'-" <br />. <br /> <br />>mgaTionwatlHsupphedbylroeUncomplIhgr,f'IoOlOCI. <br />-""llQnalandmoredepend/lbleimgatlonauppll8$COf1II","", <br />IObe1'laflded.CropyleldaonprIlHflUyln;galedlllnda.., <br />1I~ledbyl""'+~oIlale.e-sontlOw$. Also.. <br />mun;clpal and IrdulIlrtal wal/lfllJpplles ~not kllPt 1*$ <br />",than increMlng populat,on. TheYsuppllllll.'" Ihor1and <br />unc:ertaln.lheatOl1lOlllacll'l_lirruled,endlheQuahtyol <br />walerllOO' <br />The lOIuuon 10 a. problem would hilWI 10 be. dam on <br />theUf'ICO'T'IPahgreRiverto..torew.tllfandenau..adeQ....," <br />~.round'moatiOflandmunlC,pal suPO!teS._dumlQ <br />lhel'lol dry eummtIf monlr,.wIleft nver !lows dw,ndle <br />fbdgwayo.mand_.oI1heOllIIMCre8. Protec' w,1l <br />_tl'lill1'laflded1oOUn::eoll)lftol,lulwatefloaupplemer'l' <br />\JnoomplI1'Ig.. Protec' W.I.... trom the GunnIson Tunnel <br />Tl'leColofadoR_SI~ProtecIAclolApf\II956 <br />inctudoldlheO.1laaC1eei< PrOlOC'on. iial 01 pO'enh.1 <br />dlMPIOpmIJn"wllnprior.tymlXllT1Plelionolpl8nn'ng <br />1lIPOfl!l.lnSep\8fT'ltlel'l951.theTrJ.CounlyWa'er <br />eor....arqrDj'lrlCt...ilSf!3tablillhe(!..lheaponaonng <br />..."tytOl'Iheo.llaaCruel<Protec:t.Tl'leDfOjeclw," <br />.ull'lonlBd D1 the Colcndo RI_ 8M;" Acl In Sep'llI'llOer <br />19118..parI+cIPlltlngprcjeclunllllftheColoradoR_ <br />StorageProjeclA.ctJPub/+cu...ll4-485l Thellf'llll...w(ln. <br />........tl\llmtr6CI I\...t...".,."w....t.Ie(I...'IIl'heeo...ncllon <br />E~t.IOualilyln$eplemtler 1976..ar>dlhed&llnl'" <br />plenreporlwuiIJlPf'llYe(IinDoecember\9l'e. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br /> <br />RldQwayo.mW'"be.fCllle(I,eertl'lI,IIIld"'fUCtU."ontne <br />I1'liIln$lllI'lloflhelJncofTlp8r,jlv..R"""abcl!Jl!lrflj," <br />tlOwnIl,-" '.om 11'1II lown of RidQw.,.,. The dam ..'II <br />OOI'llalnAppfOO;I"",'1I!of 10 millIOn CUblc ya'daol zoneo:l <br />erutl'lI,U. w,1t ".11I 2V '''''''1 IilXIYe lhe al'.ma-J and 1'IIIW1. <br />CI1IlI'IenQII'IOI2.43l1""'-Conlrololw.,......,lIbeprovlded <br />by'f1VIlf(lUtlelcona""'l\QoI.C85.t-lr>Colaceconcr,,'" <br />CX!ndu,tlh.OUQI'I lhedam ernbanl<""",' Ttll.. '-OUllet ,,1.10 <br />",N proYide'OI' IUh"" llOWOf oener.Uon, A t.pI\!w"y w.1I be <br />COfIlllfUCler.Tonl....fI<,lht.out"""'leona..t'ngol.cael.l... <br />placeconc..."condull <br />T.....llllmwi!l.onnAidgwllyRelMlMJi..eauaonQtroe <br />~RI_lobllckuptheYllII.,.atlout5m'lea <br />~_t.....l.IrllxImPiIIIQrePlaI.......andClmarronFb0Q8. <br />and...ille~lencluPlhealdDdra!nageolAI~ICt1ll'kfO' <br />aDoul tmlle The.&.MlIYOIrw,llheve.eapaclly0lllO.(XXl <br />acre.'_end. auI1l1Ce... 01 l,O:lOac....wnen lu'l <br /> <br />~~'"":"~,..~--'~"~ <br />.,. ~.t.- <br />'''''",.2kJ ,~ <br />~- ~.I <br />. :- .~ <br />:~~ ~ <br /> <br />~, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-... <br /> <br />TheO'IIaaC....... Projecl ill. pa'tle'palll'l\l l>o0flllC1 01 ll'lll <br />CRSPfCoIofadoRtverSlorll\l'lProt-C~ T......""'..IQljrCRSP <br />!I.IOI1IOlIUfllt.-lheW..,neN.A.sp/nllIIUnolan'he <br />GunnI&Qn R...... in Colorado. GlenC.nyonlU""'ArI1(lnI~ <br />FlllmlngGorgllIUtah-Wyomlngt NaYllj.(l~N_ M.meOl, T.... <br />CRSP performs two_'"" tuncltona: CR$Pu<l'la <br />nrgulal" al.eemlkM 10 lflal W.tllfOOlTWTUI........" 10 In., <br />""""'ColcwadoR,_BM,,,eanbernel<!unngdryperloda <br />..'thouICtl!'Wllrogde-<<oIopmenlol...al....lloller.TbyCQmpeel <br />to lhe lk>l- Buin. Tile CRSP .'1lO +ncluo;lota . cornple. <br />pOWefoener.ttlOnand d,sl'ibulionaysllll'llwl'lochde!'vera <br />powettomucholl..._'tmUMedStal.... ~"om <br />""'aalltol power.", used 10 Mlp I+nancepani<:lpllllng <br />prqecl!l..ndtOPll'ltO'thelluQo!d8mlI.rdP<JWl"~II'on <br />rac'ht....al'he.l~un'lloclluo"" <br /> <br />>u.or__r....-<lJmg&a\llll._...:_ <br /> <br />" <br />, <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br />