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<br />Proactive Measures Exemplify Win-Win
<br />Solutions for Water Management
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<br />WIS(" 1ll.1I.l!<:t'mt'nt uf Wd!~'r rt''>lIUrtt''s in tht' .Hid
<br />\'II('!;[ IS ",IWd)'S 11ll])(Jn<l0l. putirlll.arly in tIlnl'~ of
<br />drought. Su\t,l.lnt'd drought (.111 h.lH' WrlOllS
<br />llTlp.IllS 011 p"oplt' and wIldlife W.llt'r-Yl'.lr 2002 was tIlt" <1m's!
<br />III mon' tlu.n 100 YNI' In parts of lilt' Uppt'f Colorado Ri\w
<br />BJ.'Ill, ...nd dro\l~hl\ gnp Oil the h.'1Il Tt'lTIJlIll'd Mrong mlOOl
<br />for tll(' Illurth l;Omt't'U1IH' )1'U. History tdl, us tht, ('l/(-us of
<br />drought .ut' P'"Ts[\lt'nt Jnd Ill.!.)' mflut'IlI.:1" lilt, Culoudo Rjvt'r
<br />SY\It'1ll for M"WT.l.l morl' )raIS,
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<br />Thl' l'Ud,lngI'Ted fish rfi:o\'t"ry progr,llm ill tht, Uppt'r Cn[ora.do
<br />Rln'f .Inri S-ln lu.!n RIV{'T B.J,\Ill\ .He TrspondlllJo: \<1 tlll"
<br />dl<lllt'lIg" of W,Ut'T m,J.n~gt"melll h)" workm,& l'Ill)pt'UlL~d). wllh
<br />,md olfllOn& loul. St,w.-. h-d,'ul, olnd ITlhllolgl"IlCln to ITWt"1 till"
<br />m'l"d~ of peopll' olnd t'lTdolllg,'rt"d fhh. The progrolm~ contmue 10
<br />!lnrl('mt'nl pro.J.cm'l' ollld llInUVolli\e m,'.a~un'~ lhal "x{'ll1phf)
<br />""in-win solulJom ht'lwl'eJl ((>lIlpt'ting hum.an .and environ.
<br />lIlt"IIl.a1 delll.ands for w.all'r. A kl'Y 10 SnClr-1\ i~ coordmation
<br />.among ~u,h'hold,'rs to ldenuf). lh.. gn-olll'S! .....ollN nt't"d.~ al oln~
<br />\pt-'ulk Illllt. olnd adlllM flow~ 10 ml't'l lh'",e hlgh-poom)'
<br />nN'ds. EXJmpl,.~ of rl'l'eml)" impkml'llled lIWol~lln'~ UI':
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<br />. The Gr.and V.alll'). PrOJ"'l ColnolJ ~ysll'm In .....l'\ll'rn Colorold"
<br />w.as rt"lruflll('d .....Ilh canoll dlf"Ch .and olUlom.aII'llI. whilh
<br />rffilln'fllrrigolllon ,itv(,f<>iom h~' 16% or i5.000 ure.l~t
<br />in200Z olJld I Z% or 33.000 .acrt'"tl"t"llll 2003. Th,'",'
<br />iml'rtlvt"lIl<'nts .arl' Ilt'd to waler rt-!!'olWS from lhe
<br />IIL~IOOC.a1 U'il'r~ Pool in Grl'l'Jl MOllnl.ain RI'-'o('T\'''ir, WhKh
<br />Illt" ~olll.l,glllg EnlLlle~ Group O\"t"l'Wt's. Tim coordm.llt"d
<br />pnln'~ rJol)".a I1IJlor r"l.. III lll.m.agmg \\J.Il'r rl......llrn-s 10
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<br />GUlllll<,{lJI Rlwr 111 Wt''>ll"rT1 Colorar\n 1\ Opl'rall...j to ..h~f('
<br />w~l..r ~horUgl'" whllt" pru\"idUl!( lish p.ls~ag..
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<br />. Flow\ 1(lr till' 1'l1d.angt'ft'fllhht'~ ~n' rt'~.ornll1l'ndl'd b)' till"
<br />US Fl\h ~Il(l Wildhf.., St-rvIlt' Iholl will pWI'ldt. \ufHw.'m
<br />holblt.al Ii.,r \Ur\'l\".al during druughl (lmdmol1\ (umrolll\
<br />and Il'a-'o('\.all'" III plolU" 10 pW\'lde ~upplt'IIll'III.l.1 Wollt'r ~'i
<br />m.ffiffi during lollt'-MlInml'f lnw n"W\
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<br />. Uppt'r Coloudo RIVer R<<"(Wt'f~' Progum putnet~ a~r~t'd
<br />!n fund .a ptmlOll of lhe pmprl'ol.d t'lllugl'llll'lII of ElkJwad
<br />Rl'o;l'r\'mr 111 northwe~l Colorado. Tlu\ t'nl.argt'ml'lll .....iII
<br />pro\"i,!,' lollt'-\UIllITI,'r wall'r IIlr l'lldolngl'n'd fhhl.\ III till"
<br />rampa RIVl'r oln" paTllally tllt'l'I fUlur,' hum.an W~lt.r
<br />demand.. III lilt- Yamp.. RiH"r H.J.\in
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<br />. RI'~Utlllll("ndaliom III ~hu,. wall'r ..h"rl~g"~ in NolVollO
<br />R......r\.olr and lilt' San Juan Ri\,t"r in ZOU3 Wl'lt' .l,'n.lolll.d
<br />.and impl"IIll'nlt'<l h)' thl.' Nt.w Mt'~IIO Stall' F:ngll1l','r. US,
<br />Rur....au of Rt"d.alll.allun. olnd US, Fbh anr\ Wlldllf,' S"r\.l~l..
<br />Thl~ '\honag,'-dt.anng .l.grt"('II1"Ill" and it\ K~"lI1pal\)lllg
<br />('}tJlll'r.l.lloll pn'\'I'Ill..d Wholl lllUld hol\t" Iwrn ~'.I.tol\lruplm'
<br />IIllpalh for .1.11 Wall'r u,t'f>. lllduding till' I'lI<bngt'u'<l
<br />thhl"1;. Wilh Ih,. "lorolgl' ll'\"t:I in N.aVoll" 1l.",,'rvOIr Jl an all
<br />lJllll" 10\\ olnd t<lrl'I.a'Il'd Iwlow-.I.vl'rage \nowp.l.d.. 1I11\
<br />\\illlt~r. a ~IIJlil.ar wolII'r-shJrlllg olgr....m..nll'i ht'lng r\1.\..~I"
<br />"ptcd fur ZOOi Rl,\,'r\ulr n-Il'a'l's hol\'t" hl't"ll rt~dll\t'd tu
<br />rUl\'i(.nl' J\ IlIlKh WJIl'f.a~ pr>\..lhll' dllTlng W1l\Il'r
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<br />M.anagl'l\wlll of W.l.lt'r 10 pro\'Ir\,' 1ll'.....\'>oJ.ry holhllal for till"
<br />t'ud.l.ngl'f{'<j fish\"\ I' oln intt"gr.:ll p.l.rl of rt'Ol\'I"q. dli'rl\
<br />Alth"ugh lIlan~. !(alll" hol.l' lx.t'lI nl.arll', hOlh R'"Im'."r~ Pro\oluru\
<br />rt.t.:ugnit,. Iholt mort. 1I"I'd~ 10 Ill' dom' dIU"! Ih!')' t.:Olllll1lll' 10 ~l'l"k
<br />1ll1l0\'JtlVI' solution.. hI mt"I"1 wolh'r Ilt"t'rh
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