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OfJJH3 C-BT BRIEFS · State Fair Exhibit Historical Development of Water As part of the Colorado waler communlty's efforts 10 tell the story of waler. the NCWCD has developed an exhibit tracing the historical development of water in the state. The NCWCD was one of over 40 participating organizallons in the State Fair's Industry/Technology Hall exhibit entitled "Colorado Water - Liquid Gold." In conjunction with the Colorado Water Congress. the Dlstnct was responsible for developing the historical exhibit. . Early in 1989 waler user organizalions from throughout the state began meeting to discuss how the 13.000 square foot Industry.'Technology Hall should be developed. The Slate Engineer's Office spearheaded the eHan that culminated with the largest cooperative effort ever to tell Colorado's waler story. Fall Water Users Meeting Over'80 persons attended the DistriCt's Fall Water Users Meellng In Longmont on November 16. The meetings are held to update water users and citizens on C-BT operations and provide a forum for them to get together to discuss current water Issues. NCWCD General Manager Larry Simpson encouraged participants to keep communication lines open as water related Issues continue to get more and more media and legislative attention. Simpson said the next year e will be a critical period for northern The history exhibit follows the evolullon of irrigation in Colorado from prehistoric times to the present day. The 20 panel exhibit includes over 75 black and white photographs. many of which were located in the archives of ditch and reservOir companies. local museums and libraries. and the Stale Historical Society. Each panel illustrates a different aspect of water development. from the earliest irrigation eHorts by Anazazi Indians to the earliest Anglo explorations of the American West. Additional panels describe the evolution of irrigallon from small diverSions and cooperative canal building efforts to later reservoir construction and transmountain diversion proJects. A highlight of the exhibit is a series at framed magazine covers from Hamer's Weekly depicting irrigation in Colorado during the 1870s and Colorado water users as they attempt to meet their own supply needs as well as face increaSing competition from the Denver metropolitan area for those limited supplies Presentations were vaned throughout the day with excellent talks given by state and federal officials. District staff discussed recent maintenance prOjects and the latest year end storage figures. U. S. Forest Service representative Geoff Chandler discussed the new Forest Service plan and how It may affect water users. Ed Reutz. from the Denver Water Department. talked about the lalest in the Two FOrkS 1880s. Along with these are two original maps from the F. V. Hayden expeditions. Hayden surveyed and mapped much of Colorado in the 1870s. These framed exhibits are part of NCWCD attorney Greg Hobbs private coUection. ., History exhibit at the Colorado Stale Fair The '"History of Water Development" exhibit is now available for public vieWing. If your organizallon. schoo! or club would like to show this exhibit or is interested in having a speaker talk on the subject. contact Brian Werner aI667-2437. saga. while John Van Sciver. from the State Engineer's Office discussed the results of the pubhc education survey conducted at the State Fair last summer. The meeting concluded with Eddie Kochman and Larry Harris. from the Colorado Division of Wildlife. updating water users on the Recovery Program for Endangered Fish Species. including efforts to raise the Colorado River Squaw/ish under intensive culture conditions at the 8ellvue fish hatchery near Fort Collins. If you would like to receive information regarding future meettngs please fill out the attached card and return 10 the District. WATERNEWS FALL 1990 "