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<br />u__~.. ~UUlltry Times · Thursdo)~ February 5, 2004
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<br />Water
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<br />'idea,the CWO 5~udied wn Y~r
<br />BUI thtn hebrought up Ille~. with II half-millIon dollu bUdgel,
<br />constructions of DOWli for the poIISl , only to learn Lbat it was Vety, very
<br />'00 ytJu:5, based ~n Ieee-rings IllId apel15ive. UlmUy a "WI &ll'aw."
<br />other sludlu, ~h.ich lndkale 1.he .Nor wu rhl'rl" IIDV in;:d:
<br />longel"'lC:nn IIVI:ta&e now III proi?&- fmm IInv of the FtIl;R.;~ _ ~
<br />bly .bctw~n 13 and.13,~ mllJion' !!!yofie Js 1hinkIn. ahoul Gunn~'
<br />acre.feet_ .!RIs bUlcally mf::/;~ '~n :&sin waler III ~ bOfut _ Q_
<br />!hill Ill/: Colorado RJver Is IIlr1 cept for DlI,vc Miller, of course,
<br />.i.I full develODltlelll and th~ who conUnues his, one-mal)'
<br />12D1S. media-and-mover bl~1J:; on behall
<br />' No~y wanted 10 hr:ac ~ Dflhe lInlon Park Propo.sal.~
<br />' On the Internal rront, Au.roms JI1J:lro Waler d~frlell Seem 10 b~
<br />d1teclO' of ~OUIte$ Peter Brnney ~orltinll doser to hOl1le, and On
<br />tried to defuse soml: of Ihe plIS. t ro ~ anclmoslof
<br />SlO1lll1e .agricult\lrar reprcscllIatJves the: Inana~rs Ihcre Rem to ~.
<br />who claimed lhal JnUl1ir:iplIl iii~l I1UIV dl be the lha; of ~
<br />growth WllS gOing 10 put. ColOrado flllUn:: In wale:" devdontn~t;. .
<br />agrlculture Out or buslnC$5, He In sum froni. an UpJlCf' GuTll:li-
<br />poinled 01.11, first, lh.t no one WQ son pef5~UJve then: cOn!JnI.lU to
<br />fOrtlng the Ark.:lltslls River Valley be a 101 of &ene~ talk among the.
<br />fllllTlel'$ 10 &elllheir WlUer to Ihl: \v.IIlu buffalo abaul ~.1lu n:~
<br />cILles; lilt: fanners WI:tl: jl1.!i~ ~k;--, ..if evel()D more ~tora,;:;-- ~~ ;
<br />lng BOod ml\rket'~ed deCl$lollB. ,.bodv seems 1.O be IOEklnn s. c:!!!.-
<br />And second, he Pl)llIted to the fig- gLly, with any imm~dill~ III I~.
<br />urc:s ab~ut us~: with the fanners l.l.Qtler Gunnl.&o~.- ~pedal1y In
<br />now USing close to 90 pCl"Cellt of !be wake DI Referendum A. No[
<br />the Water illl~e St.11e, a doubling now; Not re'l, But like the ~an
<br />of waler use 111, the melre area . said _' JU!;;I because you're pllra-
<br />would sliU le<lvl: mOll.: lhan aD per- noid doesn'1 mean they aren't out
<br />cent of the waleI' jn agrj culture:. to get you, " '
<br />A number of the spesJu~rs fo... .
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<br />CUSed on Ihe CWCBs curnnl State r.n . ~ ~
<br />Waler SUpply InJllative stUdy ~= iU I a _
<br />(SWSJ) lis II pOlentially positiVI; ~.g -= -6 ~! 2
<br />Mleror getting the stale organized ~ ::g ~ g, ,g e 0
<br />(or Wa[~r devtJOpmeol. SWSI is an ; .. "i: e 4) ~:: ~ u
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<br />erron 10 e.\lunllne. basin by basin. ..: 0 >- a e.3 tU
<br />Ihc waler feSourees and near-fu- l;"., 'Ei = (l) tJ E .:3
<br />lure needs Df each riVer bllsin in ~.g ~ E .5 ij 5 ..
<br />Colorado. The Study wiU be com- ~ ~ .....= ~ .,. '.:: E
<br />pleted in NO~mber. E e ~ 1;.! : .!i -;
<br />But a prob1e:m With SWSI is the ~ -: S ib c E e c..
<br />(ael [0.111 many people are dOlllg <Il ~ .~ :a .fS 8 Q.,....~
<br />exactly Whal lhe speakers allhe "5 .~ -g oR ~ .E ]' ~
<br />"Dialogue" said they s.nouldn'l da: = e -=:: ell 5 6 ~
<br />bting(l)g 10 the lIIble the luggage 8 Q. u - ~ ;t S.:c
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<br />Itom a century 0 h:lterbil!iin mis- iU .... Q Oil _ ~r e N~
<br />trust, alr1biguous ell'perience and ~ ':5 "l;l · S .! ~ . > ~
<br />outtight COntention, Harold,~>> ~ 15 ;;.. &- g l"""l
<br />Miske! Dr (he CWClI said thill, jf 'E ~ ~ -8 ~ ~ 'tl ~
<br />SWSI was 10 be Useful, "people ::J"'O 'i: e &f ~ i 4;
<br />hav~ 10 be lliOre Open. and stop is i b ~ 8 ";' -SO t-r"
<br />being So paranoJd and paroC'hiat," g ,.; ~ ~... :l ~ 8
<br />Another speaker 'said SWSI !' Jl .:a.:5.~ ~ ~
<br />C'ouldn,'1 S\.IC:Ct:ed if "people were .Q l;: ~= Q. If;;; _ =
<br />J k ..- c: 13 ..... ,_ !1 -.oJ
<br />on y at the lIIble to e.ep their oWn CI'J 0 .., ~ C ~ -= '<t'
<br />Oll; from gelling gored.- ~ ~ 15' ~!1 I:UJ a::-
<br />The -Dialogue" WiIS nOlllble for 8 ~ 'Ii ~ ib ~ e ;:::
<br />Whal wasn't disCl1S.Sed too. Ille.ard .... .;; Et IU 'r;.: t..-:; "'0 '-'
<br />. V::l ~ 'I;;.;; u:. E ....
<br />no ,llJen(lon al all of "The Big ,~ ~ B'~ ?: == :!
<br />$tt;tVc~" the idea [or moving West ~ 0.:: ,_ 0 0' ~ ;,:;
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<br />Slope W~(er back up inlo ule head. .1 >-- fi ~ ~ !b ~ ~
<br />warers from the Utah border - an ~ . g :: i e ~ 0> ~
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<br />I JUSl gal bi1ck: frorrt'an , Whal! cookIng Wldl
<br />1111.1111 dCKent Inlg the those who mDVe and
<br />~Uy of die ~l 10 hang ~, mAnage the Stale s
<br />Jr I C1)tJple of days Wi!lt t Wall~r.
<br />:(}(o"'do!i water butTalo, :;, JlUt whal was coo/{.
<br />llhe 46t/1 AnnUl:lI Con- " lng this YelIr W:l$ 11105(-
<br />eoUon of Ihe Colotlldo Iy II fairly high heal ot
<br />o'alc:r Congres" ,--...Q.e,crgt S16/g cOl1Slel'llaLion and con-
<br />The Colorll.da Waler fusIon ill I hI: wake of
<br />:onl;ress llI11n ol'8llniz8.tJon that the aefet'e1ldul'l) A debacle.
<br />ullll together I,he Slale}: Water man- The Water Congr~ had sup,
<br />gets, waler conservancies lInd paned Ihe referenduln, and Il!-
<br />OftServalion disllkl$, wala .::ngr. lemptl:d 10 address !his lo!l.!i in a
<br />,een:, WlleraUornqs, and a snllll- manner that Was, ror a bunch of re-
<br />~rlng or Waier &cietlthl.5 aod publJt:lIl\S (masll)'), a lot like a de.
<br />nVilolllnenlaJisu "10 promole the lttOClllt Primary: Illey put ahoul 20
<br />''tse lnanagemem and sl~anbhip oulTalo ill a squared -olT cl rele
<br />,{ Lhe Sl.i'lle~\I"aler resol.1rces for tJle arOund the prublern and, I" w)m
<br />'eneIll 01 Colorados prestru and Was euphernl.51.icldJ)'!isted on tJlC
<br />UlUIt genel'lll.iollS.. progl'llm as "A Dialogue: on Wa!~r
<br />The Waler buffalo of Colorado Development Aller Referendum
<br />:ontlnue to promole the Com,- A," slaned !iring.at each othet
<br />lclJu,g pesl- \VwJr Yi.sion !.hat there SOlne cf this dialogUl: deserved
<br />"m no limll.5 10 Whllt Atnerlollls an .~" r.:lling_ nOIJUSt for the vcr.
<br />:ouJddo through theappUc:al.iOl1 of bal Violence, bUI an ~R' tor
<br />echnology, mone}; d~clpljn~ Ilnd 'Retun,~ since we had heard.ll lot
<br />lIgenl.lllY 10 lhe dUlllenger pre- of Ihe Si1ll1e things Sllid I"&l year,
<br />~med by natUrt, c:olUl1'luni$ITI, II.nd Saine 01 them [or lhe: last 40
<br />leath, space IInd other perceived )'ears. this moved ]IUOll PelUl!:r,
<br />'preblel'lls.. DepulY Asst. Secretary of Interior
<br />The W~ler COllgreSs rase 10 i!s for \Valer nnd Science:, 10 observe
<br />'uU power In the 1960$ :llld .'7010 lhal it Can be "palnf ut to Walch 1I
<br />.vhell the federal govemmem, djscU!!ioll when: e\'(:rYbody !mOil'S
<br />:hnlUgh llieBureau of Reclamation. What everybody else is gOing 10
<br />"'lIS suU pou\"lng billiom of doJklrs 53)! "
<br />:nto the West for Water de"'~lop_ But (here We~ some diamonds
<br />m~nl. The Water bullalo Were led In all the ~01l.1 Shoveled around lhat
<br />then by West Slope Congressman mOrning, West Slopers We{e ill
<br />WayneAspinalJ who, IS chair ofthl: shOrt SUpply on the palJel- R.eeves
<br />House Interior Committee, 5!eel'l!d Brown [rom Club 20 and .Erie
<br />a lot oC lhal money toward Col. Kuhn Iroln We Color/{c1o njyer
<br />orado for projects like the Aspln:dl Waler ConselValion District. BUl
<br />UolI dims Wesr of Gunnison. Kulm Was brave enough to say
<br />Today. the federal mDney (or what a IDI of UUre WOndering OVer
<br />water developllIent ha.s entirely here: thalt/tere mighr not be any
<br />dried up: and the reds are now seen "m.lWOtl acre.r~l of Colorndo River
<br />mostly as pan of the problem, water lerllO develop as Color1!dos
<br />IlOUtte 01 endless envlronm.enlll.l .sha~ of the river,n
<br />rules llIld P!QSCripl1lm~, and many He was engaging III What hZlS
<br />llthe WIller bu1Talo along !he Front generally beetl It no-llo in Western
<br />~ge are confrontitlg dle unallllc- WAler; looking al sdentiflc faelS. .l-I e
<br />pJlled coo.sequence.li of "gelting POinted .liT$1 al me Colorado RJver~
<br />t/tat you wish for" In t~ of .!teady decline Ihrough tile 20Lh
<br />rowth. cenlUry. (rom .a 20-year "average
<br />BUllhc spin! of A.$pinallis .5tUl lJow~ or amund IB Inl1Jlon acre-feet
<br />.c: guidIng lighl of the Water- Con. when the Colol1ldo R,iver Compacl
<br />tss - the last eVent of thelr ilnnu- was signee( in 19:1.2. to a I OO-ycar
<br />convchlioll Is to announc~ lhe: nvcl1I;gc today or Just Over 1.'l1l1i1.
<br />liiyne Aspinall Waler Lader of. !Jon acre.feei.
<br />I )ear" - and the aMU..[ conven.-
<br />t ii lI&ood plaice to go lollnd OUL See Wllter 0/1 ra~e I I
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