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<br />A day with the
<br />Water Buffaloes:
<br />The 'State of the Water 2004'
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<br />I just got b1ek from ':an Whilll!' cooking wIth
<br />mual descent IntD the those who Inove and
<br />~Uy of tJJe beBif to hang ~, ntAMgf: lhe. Stste~
<br />,r.. cotIpJe of days wtth '.. Wat~r,
<br />:olondo~ waler bucralo, ,~, But wbal was. CQok,,,
<br />t lhe 461h Annual Con... " Ills: lh~ year W3.$ tnos('"
<br />enUon of the Colorado .., 1~ a fattly high h~t 01
<br />v.r.a CDngTt!:5S. GeorgI SlfJ/!![ consternation and con-
<br />The CoIQrado Wal~t" fusjon in the w1.ke of
<br />:onlres5 b Bn organinlUon that the Referendum A debacle,
<br />u.l& lOgethtt the 5btCek waler man- Th~ Water Congrw had sup"
<br />get5~ waler cons:eNll:tctd md ~orted the ~rtt'!:nduln( and a\..
<br />onRtvation dislrlm. WSlld' cngi* lemplcd to addra" 11ris loss in a;
<br />.~m_ waler aUtJrneySt dnd a .sn18l" tnBnner LIult wast (or it buncb of re..
<br />~n8 of ws~er &CienmlS sod pubUcalU (mosIJy) ~ a IOl Uk~ a de.-
<br />nYi.r'()nmen\a{lslS ':'10 pt'b1nOle lhe lnOcrat l'rlmMY~ lhey put Aboul 20
<br />list management and sle\\'4udsrop burra~o in a squared",oI1 tirde
<br />If the 5u.1~~ U-'[i!:t resoUl'Q5 for the ~rollJJd the probJem and~ In wh~ [
<br />;enelU of Color~dos pr:esth[ and was tupheml!lical1). llslf:d. on the
<br />utU~generalion5~" progmm as ~A D;alogu~ on Wat2f
<br />The \valet buffalo of CO)OfRdo DetltlopmenL After Refcrendul1J
<br />:Qndl:tlJe to promc:tle lhe: corn.. A." $!Mltd firing ill dch ornet
<br />-,d)m~ poSL-WWU vis\on that the.n: SOl11t of this dialogue. d(.StrYtd
<br />vert' ho limll$ 10 \vhat Americans an -R..... Ii1Ung - no[ Just for (hI! Veft<
<br />;oukldo Uuough lh~app"oujon oT b~1 Ylolenct1 but an -R'" lor
<br />cchnalo!m mone); disdpline and i14Reron.. ~ since we lwd hfard 8 101
<br />nge.nuL(y to the. thaHenge.s pre.... or Lbe: SAttLe things said la$~ year.
<br />~nltd by nalure~ t'otumuni$,M. sod 60me or lhem for [he lasr 4D
<br />It:alh. sp$ce and o..he:r peICcl\l'cd )'c.ars. nlls moved ]a.!iOll PeIU~r,
<br />l1(ljblerns~ .. Deputy ASSl\ Secret;a.ry o( lnltriot
<br />The: \'Vq~er COl\g~s rose lO ilS for \Valer. and Scicnt:~ ~ LO ob~rve
<br />'uU power in Lhe 19605 ~nd :70s thaI it Can be "painful (D \~"aJch.a
<br />Nhen. lh!: federal govemrn4tUr discuulon ",'heft: e\'C'fybody kno~.s
<br />:hrouWt,ll\e Bureau of Rtclatnation. ".hat everybody ~lse is ga'Clg lO
<br />Na;.mU pouring billions of dpJtns sa~"
<br />~nlO the West fOf Waler develop-- Dttt ~bere were sotne d,sm(lnds
<br />tnltl1t The: WJlet bulTalo Were: Jed jn sll the ~()BI shoveled around t.llJH
<br />lMn by West Slope Cang('e9&mlln moming\ W~t Slope.rs were m
<br />WayneAspi.rm.1J wbo\ u chair of the shon $upply on the panel- R.cetrfS
<br />House Interior Comtninee. steered Brown from Club 20 and Erjc
<br />,IOl oC thal MOnty toward Col.. Kuhn [rom the CoLora.do River
<br />prado ror projects. like me-Aspinall Wa\er Constf\1liuion D1~trlct~ But
<br />Unil dar:tu; war ot G\JMi!uln. Kubn was bnve enough to say
<br />rarLt)'. the r~cfp;ra.l money (or whal a 101 otus are wandeting over
<br />water development hilS ~nt.bl;ry hen::: th.a.t lhere mignt not be a.ny
<br />dried up: and the reds arc now seen ~mlWofl acre-feel of Colondo River
<br />mO$dy as pan oC .tht problem, WI ter left 10 develop as Calor~dos
<br />~ource of endlt65 environm.entAl sha~ Df \he rlver,ft
<br />IlJle:sltnd proscriptlonsl and many He UI8S engaging ~n \Yb~t hn.s
<br />,r the waler buU"alo along the Front generaUy he:en a no..no in Weslt~rn
<br />tange are confrotlOng the unantic- water; looking s,t..s.cieD Ullc. Cac!S. He:
<br />paled consequences or ....geuing pointed first at the Colorado Rhrtn
<br />thaI you wish Cot' In It:nnJ of sleady declln~ through the 20lh
<br />row~ cenlU~ trom a 20...year 11average
<br />BUllhc spirit or A5pinaU [s !iUn Row" of around IS ttlUHon aClt.[eet
<br />~ guidJ.ng lJglll of me Wale' Con- when we Colorado River Compacl
<br />e:ss - th~ lss~ event !:if tbelt' ttnnu... was signed iJ:1 1922. lO aI 1 OO..ycar
<br />conyendonls La announce Ihe :we"'8'~ tad.:!)' or )115( over l' Jnil..
<br />layne. Aspinall Wal~t Weier or. lien acre-reel,
<br />. Ytatlt - and the annual C"Onven-
<br />') is alQoo plJce to &0 (0 find ClU[ See WAter on rage J 1
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<br />condn~ed from page 2 ~
<br />' idea ,the ewes ',Iudicd lU'l ysr
<br />&u llkn be broughl up the rt.. w:hh ~ }udl-mnUpn dcJJar budget,
<br />COtdiU'uctions ofOaw!l for the pa&l j ohly 10 learn cJgl it... ~ vt;rY
<br />'00 yr.ar.s. b.ued on uee...rinp and cxpemJ,ve.. UtmUy _ ~las, !iiLl1l~"
<br />other 51U.dle!. ~bjch Ind}Que the liar WIH th~rr anv i~diea~aQ
<br />Jon~tp.ltl1Jl average flow lJ ~~ I ("m .nv of tm Front ~~ ~.
<br />hIy bctw~ 13 and,I)..5 rrollion arrYone Is thJ..a..kIng about Gunnl...
<br />acre-[tel. lhti baslcallv mf:;an3 '~:n. '&5io ~'er _j Jhis nalh.~- ex-
<br />!hat t.he Colorado River is alreac1~ c.ept fDr Da~e Milh:rll of cou.rse...
<br />11 full d~YelG1?rn~n\ and \he~ who c:onllnUeI hit, one-man'
<br />12D1S\ me~",and.lno\ler bnlZ on bthall
<br />. Nobody waNed to hear- that. of the UnIon P,rk propo$lll.~
<br />. On the: lnltrns) tronll Au~ra-S mrlro wal!.f dw.trlc\llCcM 1.0 be.
<br />dn:eetc,lT 01 resourte.t Peter Bmney workinl closer to home} and an
<br />tried \0 d~r\jse somt of tbe 1'15' ;,J9~ m~cst ~rolC(.~ ~JnD51 of
<br />slOrolle agncuhutalll:pteselllal1Vr$ the mllllae~ Jh~rc ~Il.m to thblk.
<br />who chdmcd that rnunicipd ~~, ~v ill)e. d1e 'MJe 01 ~
<br />growth wtS gomg to put...Calarada fptUIt lx:-1Qler devdOJ)l'D,eDt., .
<br />.gl1cuhure D\1t of bUSUle$S, He In sum from an Upper Gunni...
<br />poinl~d OUt.. tarsl~ tha;t no one \Ya$ son per$~cUve. thms contJ.D.ua to
<br />rQrclng ~e Arkansas ltivet Valley be a lot or general talk \\mong lhe-
<br />fannt:rs \0 kl1 I"hekr w:a.ttl' \0 lb~ waler- buffalo abollt jl(1be need u,
<br />clues: the farTDtlJ Wtrt:j't1S~ ~k:.. ~m;Yelog more ~t~rtllt.~ hyt D2:
<br />ing good mtlrket.~l!!d dtClSlOns~ .~d\' seems to be ls!oklnJt!J)tclD.
<br />And secotld, he pOinted (0 Lhe flg.. Sil.UV~ wi.lh. any immedi.8.CV'. at tbj,
<br />ures ab?ut ust.: whh Ute Carmen Upner Gunnl.tto1\~ e.s:pe.clally in
<br />now Witng c;:lose to 90 ptrccni or ilie wake of Referend.um. A. Not
<br />the Wt1~~r in l~e SrAte, a d?ubUng nowl NDt yet, Bu.llike the ~an
<br />of \\'illtr use In, lh=: metrD arts . s~ld _' "Just bt:Caus~ you"n: psra-
<br />would SJiU leave mt'n~ \ban SO ptr- noid doesnl mean they aren\ OUl
<br />ceol of the Willer in agncuhurt. \.D g~l you.. .
<br />A number of tht: sp eak~rs fOr '
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<br />Waler Supply InJlhuive study "c ~ 4i-
<br />(SWSn 1lS a pDtentially posiUyc ~ 12 .: ~ ~:u ~
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<br />note for getting LiJe sUue org.eroi%ed ~ g ~ ~ VJ 8 0
<br />lor Vr~~Jct development, 5WSl is an 3. L."&:; 5 ~o "': ~ u
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<br />C ort to exanljnc=\ basJn by basjn" ~ 0 .> Co. 0 IU
<br />Lhe waler n:~ourct~ and nelll'- fu- t-. :;; = 4) U = .::3
<br />lure nl:l:d$ of each liver basin in ~ 2 ~]: · S ff S ~
<br />C010fftdo. The stud)' w~jU be com- d"J ~ ~ "",= ~ ~..= 5
<br />pItted in Now.mber. E e to 1;:S cu ~ ~
<br />But a proble.m With $WSl is the g .: 5 ii 'E E e Q...
<br />!3Ct thaI many peaplB are doing r.f.l.!Z.g:.c .;, 8 c.. r-:
<br />C~BCtly ,,~h.Bl the sp~skers l[ (he ti J~ -g o. ~ .8 '3 ~
<br />UDiploguen saiQ mey shouldntl do: = ~ ~ ~ CI! S ~ ~
<br />brin8~og 10 thl: table: the l\lggage g Q. g -: ~ at IE .:c
<br />from a century of iUlerhasin mLY ~ ~ ~ gr __ ~- ~ ~
<br />lrUSt. atn.biguous elr;perie.nce and i :; ~ · is J! :! .;: ~
<br />outright contention, Harold..~.!! = ~ ~ 8: fi ~
<br />Miskcl of (he CWCB said thaI, if 'S ~ :f -8 ~ ~ "0 ~
<br />SWSI was lo be useful, "p6opl~ =8 ~ 4 C ~ l. ..2 i ~
<br />bave to be lnOre open. and stDP ~ " a , Cd ~ r-i
<br />being so paranoId lln~ {'il.cocnial. · g ..r ~ .~ · a ~ ~ 8
<br />Another speake( said SWSl ~.2 . "a ~ +~ ~ ~
<br />couldn'l &1J;ccccd if ~lpeopJc were- ~ "2 .!! ~ <<i,~ Po;;
<br />only .It t.h~ wble lO keep their own 00 0 ;, ~ c ti ;l ~
<br />o~~ from gellIng gon:d."#I ~ ~ '- ~ ~ ~ d=;-
<br />The "OiaIOgUll" was nOlJl.bie for 8 5 ~ ~ "Eh ~ ~ r::
<br />wbal wain' discusstd \OO~ I ~eard '-' ~i- ~ ~ ..~ ~ '""0 :::
<br />no .menUon at aH or M,The Big U} r.s ~ ,-': >Q.) "'Q E Q
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