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<br />000200 <br /> <br /> <br />.iQfff).,Water <br />Il1f_rt~..... . .'n. Web Site <br />The Water InFo.nnation Program has updated the <br />pop~l~; ~e.B St5f:..~.waterinf(j.org. The Water <br />InformatiorrProgram welJ$ite. was created by Sheri <br />Amass of Creative Links Multimedia, and was originally <br />available to the public on the Internet beginning in <br />September 1995. Since that time, the site has expanded <br />and grown, with numerous information updates and <br />design upgrades. Present usage by public exceeds 2,000 <br />visits to the web site per day, with thousands of 'hits' <br />daily. The recent 'facelift' for the web site went on line <br />in September, 1999, marking the 4th consecutive year <br />of on-line information services provided by the Water <br />Information Program. New navigational tools have <br />been added to the web site, including a 'clickable' side <br />bar menu and expanded internal directories. New color <br />pictures are now part of the site, including a section <br />on the popular 'children's water festivals' that are both <br />sponsored and attended by the Southwestern Water <br />Conservation District. If you have a color printer, you <br />can download and print out information in full color. <br />If you have suggestions, ideas or comments on the <br />waterinfo.org web site, please contact our webmaster <br />(samass@creativelinks.com) or Jasper Welch <br />(jasper@oplex.com) via e-mail. I> <br /> <br /> <br />Cloud Seeding Program <br /> <br />Moves Into Third Year <br /> <br />Western Weather Conducting <br />Demonstration Program <br />Western Weather Consultants, LLC, will be conducting its third <br />year of a five year cloud seeding program with the Southwestern <br />Water Conservation District and Telluride Ski and Golf <br />Company. Eight cloud seeding generators are being used to <br />produce artificial ice nuclei upwind of the targeted upper San <br />Miguel Drainage Basin that includes the Telluride Ski Area. <br />These ground based generators are located to the south- <br />southwest through northwest to maximize the seeding <br />opportunity of any advancing weather system that will pass over <br />Continued On Page 2 <br /> <br />Quarterly Newsletter November, 1999 Volume 4, Issue 3 <br /> <br />Current.'frends On Water <br /> <br />Issues Available Quarterly <br /> <br />An Editorial Summary Of Major Water <br /> <br />Issues July-August, 3rd Quarter, 1999 <br /> <br />by Lynn Herkenhoff,Ne.We Clipping {;oordinator; <br />Information Program <br /> <br />^"undant Water in Southwestern Colorado River6aslns <br /> <br />All local papers carried numerous stories about southwestern <br />above average precipitation this summer and abundance of water. The <br />heavy rains forced local reservoirs to double or triple their normal <br />water discharges for this time of year. Rafters have enjoyed an extended <br />season, while farmers struggled with soggy fields. On the downside, <br />minor flooding caused problems throughout the region. <br /> <br />Greg Walcher, Executive Director of Colorado Department of <br />Natural Resources <br /> <br />Colorado's Department of Natural Resources executive director Greg <br />Walcher stated that the Western Slope must accept the fact that more <br />water will flow to the east to support growth along the Front Range. <br />He stated that the Western Slope has an obligation to compromise <br />with the Front Range on water issues. "We (Western Slope) have a <br />self-interest in western Colorado in solving Denver's water problem <br />and I don't mean with Western Slope water but with Western Slope <br />brainpower at least." <br /> <br />San Juan Water Commission, San Juan County, New Mexico <br /> <br />In a series of articles, the Farmington Daily Times examined the <br />workings of the San Juan Water Commission. After reviewing the <br />history and purpose of the district, the articles examined where and <br />how much money is spent by the commission. The scope of the water <br />panel, which includes the Animas-La Plata Project, was also a focus. <br /> <br />6ruce 6a""itt, US Secretary of Interior (Clinton appointee) <br /> <br />Bruce Babbit, Secretary of the Interior, continues to be surrounded by <br />controversy. The Albuquerque Journal characterized Babbit in a recent <br />article: "Babbitt takes heat from both sides but remains undeterred in <br />his efforts to build consensus for his policies of conservation and <br />broader protection for the 450 million acres the Interior Department <br />oversees." Of particular concern to water users is the movement toward <br />the breaching of dams (in Washington and Maine) in order to improve <br />endangered fish habitat and restore rivers to their original state. <br /> <br />Wilderness Designation 6attle on Pu"lic Lands, Western Colorado <br /> <br />While many westerners have expressed a wish for more wilderness <br />designation, others fear such designation without local input. Rep. <br />Diana DeGette's (D-Denver) proposed wilderness bill for southwest <br />Continued On Page 3 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />In This Issue Of The Water Letter <br /> <br />Water Information Program Web Site ............................... 1 Interview With Water Attorney Larry McDaniel............... 2 <br />Cloud Seeding Programs Third Year ............................. 1&2 Rio Blanco Restoration Project Underway........................ 3 <br />Current, Quarterly Water Issue News ........................... 1 &3 Upcoming Events Calendar .............................................. 4 <br />