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<br />See Wltler Oil page II
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<br />Water
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<br />conrin(Jed from page 2 .
<br />. idea Lhe CWO 5tud1ed lut year
<br />SUI th~n he brought up the n- with'lI half-mJIUoh don... hudSe:'t,
<br />COnsltuctions of flows for 1Ile p.c only 1.0 learn Uutll. WU very, very
<br />~OO ytaB, ~d ~n lrCe-rin&s and o:peiW,ve. Utr:raUy I "'WI sll'llw,"
<br />.'hu .od'", ",bJcl> lodluk om lj.. "'~ lb... ."" 1."U't~
<br />longer-~rm ave~t flow Is pro~.. fmm Bnv of the Front h~;;:; l!w
<br />bly -bcrw,:en 13 and. 13,.5 m.iIIiQn' !!!yone Is th1nkInt about Gunul;'
<br />am-fttl. J1!!J bll$lcallv mea~ . SOn Ba5in WIlIer It thi& DObi _ 0:-
<br />Jiml L1le Colorado RJvu is BltcadJ: cept for n....e MUler, of course,
<br />~ full develoDInern and the!! who conlinue.I his. Dnt-man'
<br />S1JI1S. medil!-and-movlllt blll% on behalf
<br />. Nobody wanled Co htac thaI- o{,the Un.lon hrk plt1pDt;lll..4IIJ,bs.
<br />. On Ihe Inlernal (rom, Au.rora~ mClro waler dlsllrteu .""m 10 h~
<br />dlfeCtor of l'esoun:es Peler 8mnq workinr cJOIlllr to home, IIOnd On
<br />(ded to d~fust some of the Pll.ll- more IlIodest tlrol<<~ .llnI:lllIQst of
<br />slonate agncullural rc:prt5enratJVl:! ~e mana.~zs there Rilla to thliiJ(.
<br />who cJalmed thaI mUllitipal iiiiu mav weJl be: lhe: SMDc: of ~
<br />growth was going 10 PUI. ColOrado future.b1 waler dcvd01lID.~. '
<br />agrlcullure out of bUSllll:5s. He In SUm from. an UpJlCl" Gunn.i~
<br />pain led OUI, firsl, thalllO one W8$ son ~~ctjve, thm continua 1.0
<br />tordng the Arbnsas River Va.lley be a lot of genen.! talk IlInong ,lu: .
<br />fanners 10 sdllheir WlI.ler 10 lhe Waler buffalD about -.1hec need \Q.
<br />d.", ~, "nnen w." j~~~", ,....Jon mOl' ""'t.;:;: ~I !
<br />Jng goCK! ma.rkel-~ed decl.'ilons, .l:!oay seems 10 be looking .!i;~
<br />And second, he POinted 10 the ng-. $Ally, wilh any immediacy, at ~.
<br />u~ ab~Ul us~: with the fanners Upper Gunnlson..,- t.5peclally In
<br />now Wing close to 90 pereenl of Lbe wake of Referendum A. Not
<br />the WQter ill I~e St:l!e. a doubling now. Not yit, But like !.he I!'an
<br />of wal~r Use 1J1, the melro area ,said _' MJUSl because you're para-
<br />would sLiU leave lnorc: Lhan SO pel'o noid doe,n't mean chey aren't out
<br />cellI of the water in agriCUlture. tD gel you.. '
<br />A number of Iht speake.rs fo. .
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<br />C~~d on Ihe cwCnsc:urnntSla1e.m .~
<br />Waler Supply InllJative sludy = iU ~
<br />(SW51) lIS a pOlentially POSitive: ~.,g .: -6 ~ [ ~
<br />nOldor getling the Slale orgao~ed ~ g cQ ! ~ e 0
<br />forW~J~rdevclopmenl,SWSlislln .. ..';:: S 4) .~ 4 u
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<br />eITor! [0 e>:anllne, basln by basJn. .;; 0 ;:.. a ~ 6 II)
<br />the waler resources and lleOlt-fu- ~ =: = iU c.J E '3
<br />ture needs of each riVer basin in ~ 2 ~ E ,5 B g l.o
<br />Colorado, The Study \\'jU be com. <<1 gf >. -.:: ~ ;:"": e
<br />pleled in NO~mber, E E Q 'i; c; : 8 _
<br />.!Iul $ problem With SWSI is lhe ~ = E ~ -'E E e ~
<br />[aCI rhal ITlany people are dOing rJ'l.sa'~:a .:1 g Q...... ~
<br />e~aclly WhSllhc speakers atlhe '5 .~ 1$ OR ~ .E 1! ~
<br />"Djalogue" said Ihe.y ~houldntt do: = e :: ~ rJ'l S ~ ~
<br />bringing to the !.able the l\1ggage 8 0.. II) - ~ ~ S.Q:J
<br />from acenllu}' Oliolerbasin mis- ~ = ~ oil:; rnR ~ N"
<br />lrust. ambiguous ell:perie.ncc and 15 ~ "'0 . ~ .! :! 'f: ~
<br />Olllrighl Contention, Harold,~ ~ fa .;; .::;, &' g C""I
<br />Miske! of the eweB said that, if 'E ~ ~ -8 ~ i ~ ~
<br />SWSI Was tD be Useful, ~people ::. ~ 'C e If t a ~
<br />have 10 be mOre open. and slOp 8 i 0 ~ 5 0; -s- ~..
<br />being 50 para nord an~ I'QfOchial. g ..r ~ .!E . is ~ ~ 8
<br />AnOlher speaker said SWSI ~.~ . Q.. ~ ,5 ~ ~
<br />couldn't SUCcted if "people were :e "E .s go IJi ,3 ~;o
<br />only ~I th~ lllble 10 keep their own O':l 0 e "I c ~ .;J '<:'
<br />odrom geLllnggored: ~ ~ t ~ ~ "iQ ;;:-
<br />Th~ -Dialogue" was nOlable for 8 g !a ~ "'i ~ ~;:.
<br />what wasn't discLlSSed 100. I heard ,"" 'm i3i 4) .;: to::; ~ '-"
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<br />no ,ruenllon at aU or ?he Big .!2 ~ 3'~ ~.:::! ~
<br />Sln'ol,' [h~ idea for movIng West ~ g...:: l.:: C,~ ~ ~
<br />Slope Willer back up inlo lhe. head- '1 >. 11 ~"I a t' ~ t)
<br />WQ[ers from lhe Utah border - an ~ .~ ::: i" l! [q;> >
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<br />Water Buffaloes:
<br />The State of the Water 2004'
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<br />Ir I Couple or da}'s WI r.h _
<br />:OloradD$ WOller burralo, .(.
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<br />entlon of the Colomdo
<br />n..lcr Ccngn:ss, G,e,orUt SI61g
<br />The Colorlldo Willer'
<br />:one;ress lJ an orgiln~r.lon thai
<br />uUlllOgether lhe 5tarck Waler man-
<br />grl:5, WQter conservanl;lcs and
<br />ONervation di5tlkrs, Wafer cngl_
<br />,el:D. Water aUDtne)'s, and II 8nUll-
<br />erll2J of Willer &cienU!1$ and
<br />nviromnenlaJisu. "10 promole [he
<br />.'ise: lnanagemelltlUld slewarrlsNp
<br />If the Suue~U'a[er resoUttts [or IIle
<br />'endh of Colorado~ prestnt llnd
<br />Ll!U~ generations..
<br />The WlIlu buffalo of ColoradO'
<br />:omlllue to promote dlc COll1.-
<br />:d1irsg po.Sl-WWII 1'i5ion lhatlhel't
<br />yen- tIo JimllS to what Americans
<br />:ould dO' Ihmugh the appLication of
<br />echnology. mane>; discipline Ilnd
<br />IIgenu1ly 10' the challenges pre-
<br /><t:nLed by 1la11.tre, COlnlTlUni~m,
<br />le~lh, space and olher peTCclvcd
<br />'problems. .
<br />The \V~ter Congl"t5s rOse to ils
<br />.ull power III lhe H~60s .11'1(/ .'70$
<br />",hen lhe federal govemment,
<br />Juuugh Ule Bureau DC Reclmnation,
<br />NlIS sllU pourtng bmiom of doJbrs
<br />;nto the Wesl for Waler develop_
<br />ment, The Water bullalo Were led
<br />!hen by Wesc Slope Congressman
<br />WayneAs,pinall whO', as chair orlbe
<br />Hlluse Interior Commiuee, sleered
<br />a 101 IlC !.hal mO'n~y tOWard Cal-
<br />orada for projccrs like /he Aspinall
<br />Uml danu Wl:S[ of Gunnlson..
<br />Toda}t the fedend money for
<br />waler develapment has entirely
<br />dried up: and Ihe reds are now seen
<br />mClSlIy lIS pan (Ie the problehl.,
<br />iOllrcc of endless en"'lronment'"
<br />rules IlIld ProSCr1pllo~, and many
<br />:ithe WIller buO"lI!a along the Fron!.
<br />WIse are confrorltiI~ the unllllliCo
<br />paced coo.seql,lenc~ of "gelting
<br />fhat you Wish for" in temu of
<br />rowtJt.
<br />BU! the spirit of Aspinall is stlIl
<br />.c: guiding light o( me Wa ler Con-
<br />tss - the last eVl=l'\l of lheir annu-
<br />conVen(ioll Is 10 amlounc~ chI:
<br />'ayne Aspll'l.llU Waler !.ell.de r ot
<br />, Year" - and th:: llnxlu.al conven-
<br />1 is agoocl p~ce to go 10 find OUl
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<br />I'll.nage 111e Slalell:
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<br />.But Whlll WJt$ cool<;,
<br />Ing th~ )'e.ar was most_
<br />Jy a (alrly high. heat or
<br />COostetnali:on and con-
<br />(uslon III lhe wake of
<br />the ReIemldum A debacle.
<br />The Willer Congrl:S$ had sup_
<br />ported .he n:ferendmn, Rnd al-
<br />lempted I.!) address tlris loss in a
<br />manner thaI Was, for a buneh of re-
<br />publJollts (h!ost.ly), a IOllikr. a de-
<br />lItoc.ml primary; Illey p~t ahout 20
<br />hlJ/Talo in a squared-oU circle
<br />arOllnd lne problem lind, In wh;u
<br />was euphemIsLiClIlI)' listed on l..he
<br />program lIS "A Dialogue (In Water
<br />Developmenl Afler Rtferendul'l;I
<br />A, - started firing a.leach other,
<br />Saine of lhls eli/dog-II e des.el'yed
<br />an M~. tallng - nOlJUSl for the vat-
<br />bal violence, bUI iI.ll ~R- for
<br />"Remn," since we had heard A 101
<br />of the .same things saidlasl year,
<br />llnd SOme of them for the Illst 40
<br />)'ears. thIs moved Ja~ol1 Peltier,
<br />DepUIY Am. SecT"CI:Iry 01 Inlcrior
<br />for \Valcr llhd Scicnt:~. 10 observe
<br />lhal it Clln be "paInful 10 Walch i\
<br />d.iscU!!lon ",hell: eVCr}'bod)' kno~'S
<br />What everybody tlse is going to
<br />say. "
<br />Dutlhere were som~ diamonds
<br />1n all the ~oal shoveled araul1d lha.
<br />maming, We.st Slopers were in
<br />short S\1pply on the pa nel- ~l:;el'es
<br />Brown from Club 20 and l!ric
<br />Kuhn from the Colorllc/o River
<br />Water Conservation District. But
<br />Kubn was brave enough 10 say
<br />whal a IOl o( us are WOndering over
<br />here: that there might hot be any
<br />"mlUJon acre-feel of Colorado River
<br />Witer lefllo develap as CoIorildo5
<br />share of !.he river."
<br />He was e.ngaging ill Wh~l hIlS
<br />gel'lerally been a no-no in Weslern
<br />Willer; looking al sden Lific facts. He
<br />pomled lil"$t at the ColoradO' ~vtr5
<br />steady decUne through the 20th
<br />cemury. from a 20-year "average
<br />!Jaw>> 01 ll.lOlInd 18 ll1!lJlon llCl:l:-[cet
<br />when the Colotlldo River Compacl
<br />WllS sJglte~ ill 1922, ID a l00-)'ear
<br />1I1111l'llgc LOU.::\y or Just over l' 11\11.
<br />Uon acre-fect.
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