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<br />M"'TOlIIY "IDGWAY D_"D .......IIDI.. CCIII..OftADO IIIYD STOflAQ. ~T
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<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
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<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
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<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.
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<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,,'"
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