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<br />(.~UOCITIO-".J"""'p"g<, I!
<br />TIlt' Board of I >in'clors of lIlt'
<br />SE{'\\'CI> Ita'i rl....t.n'l.d ,'i, 11m
<br />,U"rt'-li.'t.t 1;lrt'llwr~eIltJ
<br />purposl's, 1:;[, I ,U'rt.-!t'l.t ti,r a
<br />J'rtIJt'l.1 n'turlltlnw slll'rlfall.
<br />Fnutlt"S ~l'St of Pueblo
<br />TIH' n'lllaining- \.!,:ili'~ a.'rl'-fi.'l'1
<br />\WIT' added to thl' '-',5(10 alTt'-
<br />1i.'t'I(,fl'nIJt".t walt'rto Ilt't
<br />10.M; ~ ,ll"I'l,-li.'t'lln Ill' alkl('ah'd
<br />in :.!1l(1\.!. l>lIt'lolllallwlTl,tti,.al
<br />rounding-. 10,lill ~ alTt'-tt-d \\('n'
<br />allll"at,.d in ~O(l\.!, ~funit'ipal
<br />elllilit's \\l'n' ;lllot.att.d 5.5~(l ,tnt.-
<br />fed antlaJ.{rinl1turalt.utilit....\\t'/"t.
<br />i1l1tl('att.t1 [,,~Ii"arn...fi.'l'1.
<br />Tht. ha..ic .-:-7,(ltlllt'r alTt'-lllllt ralt'
<br />ti,l' I'roJt't.1 Walt'!' stayt.d thl' salllt'
<br />lhis ,war. But, thl' tot,tl pricl' of
<br />I'rojt'd watt'/" iIllTt'a...t't1. TIlt' prin'
<br />till' 1l1ll11it-ipall'I'I~lt't't wah'r I'"
<br />$~J.on pt'r atTt'-fillll. \\hilh indlldt.s
<br />it $:2.00 pl'r arn.-tilllt \Valt'r
<br />;\I'livitit's EUlerpris" sun.l1ar~l'.
<br />TIlt'pri"t,ti,rag-ril-ultural \\att'ri.'i
<br />
<br />Summary'or ,\1unidpal,\lh;clItlon
<br />
<br />f'ountainValleyAulhonlY
<br />
<br />2,69611CTe.ft'Ct
<br />I,078Ilcrc.fc...t
<br />
<br />Pu...blo
<br />
<br />f'nliti.:s east of Pueblo
<br />
<br />1,374 acre. feet
<br />
<br />43Saere.ti.'Ct
<br />
<br />Tolal \lunicipllI Alloc,
<br />
<br />S.5H3a,'re.feet
<br />5.287 acre-feel
<br />
<br />Total.-\gl'irultural,\!Ioralion
<br />
<br />$S,~[, IIl'r :lnt'-lilllt, \\hll"l1 indmles it
<br />$I,~.", 1Il'I" <IiTe-lelllt \\'akr ,\t'ti\'ltws
<br />Enl,'rpri...t. _'iun.har!!:t'.
<br />Pro.Jt't.t \\ akr i~ a supplelllt'lltal
<br />...ourn' of watt' I" Illr irrig-atio]] and
<br />dOIlI',''ilit. U'it'. J}oll1t''itk lI'it' ta!.t'..
<br />priurity O\t'I" aV;J'Il'ultur<tlll..t'. Silltt~
<br />Iht. I'roJt','t ...t;lrlt'd, with till'
<br />t'xcqltillll oflhi... )'t'ar. tllt't1t'lIland
<br />till' l'rIlJt't.1 \\att'l" by lllllllidpal \\"att'r
<br />U~t'I"S ha... not n'll"in'd tIlt' full ;; I
<br />pt.J't't'nt alllll.alt.d tn tlwlIl. alld till'
<br />J't'lllailllJt.r \\as all(watt,d to
<br />av;rinllturl'. Thi.. )"t'ar, hO\\I'\I'r,
<br />1II1l11kip:tl J't'quests t'xn"'th-d lht,
<br />
<br />Happy tOOth Birthday Reclamation
<br />
<br />It will be a yeur full of specl;11 e,ents
<br />and aeti\'ities, beginning In June .:!(I()::!,
<br />the Bureau of Reclalllalion kicks-olT a
<br />year-long cclehn!ti'ln of its Centennial.
<br />June 17 IS the agency's nllidal I (Knh
<br />birthday, festivities will continue
<br />through June 17,20n,'-
<br />Reclamation has o..'Cn planning f(lf its
<br />Centennial lilT mer a )'l'ar. E'ents
<br />schl'duled include a birthday lirewmk
<br />cxtra,aganla on June 17 atllotl\'Cr Dam
<br />m Buulder City, NV; an ilcadelllic
<br />Recl;lOl;ltion Ilistory Sympolsiulll Junc
<br />11(-20 at the Uni,...rsit)' of Nenlda, Las
<br />Vegas; ;md a whtlle h,lsl {If Region.11.
<br />Area, and Fidd ollice eelehrations
<br />around the projects for the rest (If the
<br />Cenlenlllalyear.
<br />S['Il'cial activities arc centered largely
<br />tin the circulation of thr,'e 30.lilllt long
<br />Red;Im:llion Centennial trailers. The
<br />Irailers arc a trawling mUSl'Ul1lS {If
<br />Recl,lllkllion history. Visitors 10 the
<br />trailers "an walk through Ih...m, perusing
<br />photos, plaqu~, and historical lIecnunts
<br />\If Rl't:\:lIllalio/l's 191+ ~ah:r dln-rsilln,
<br />shlr:lge lInd dcll\ery proJccts In the 17
<br />....eslern United Slales. Each trailer has
<br />nile interchangeable pOInd so Regional
<br />
<br />and Area Ollices can update the tr:til...r
<br />per each visit to feature local prujl'Ct
<br />photos and histories.
<br />The Easlern Colorado Arl'a Otliec m
<br />Lo\'ehmd and thl' Puehlo rield Otlice
<br />will I'lc reeemng the Great Plams
<br />Regitlnal traveling trailer in August anti
<br />October. The trailer will make a mne-
<br />day visil to the Colorado State Fair and
<br />then return agalll III O..:tober for a
<br />eelchrJlilln al the Puehlu Field Ol1ice hy
<br />Puehlo Dam. Fair-gner.; shoutd ..:\peetto
<br />sec the trailer at lhe Stat... hlir Augu'it
<br />19.25, II .... ill be localed outside of the
<br />Nalural RCS(IUrCeS Building.
<br />On Oeh'Ocr 16, the trililer r...tums ttl
<br />Pueblo for ,111 im.jt...d customer,
<br />l'rnplnyee. alltl retirl'e's eelehnltllln at
<br />the Fidd (llli..:e. The celebration IS
<br />especially impllnant beeau..e the
<br />j-ryingpan-Arkansas ProJecl has a
<br />corresponding hirthday with
<br />Reclamation's Centennial. The Fry.Ark
<br />lums 40 this year.
<br />OnOetoocr 17,the traller will make a
<br />s[lt.'cial sto!" at the Soulheastern
<br />Colorado Water Conservancy I>i'itrict
<br />Olli..:e for a day of\iewlllg-Just III time
<br />for Ihe monthly bllard meeting. Olher
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<br />lift)'-ollt'(51) Iwrn'nl ortlll'\\att'r
<br /><Ivailahlt'<Illd Iht, full fift)'-illw
<br />Iwrn'lIt ....a'i alltll."ah'd to lllllnit.ipal
<br />\\,th'rU'il'rs. TllI'lI11lllil.ipal....att'J'
<br />i~ tln'id''ll as tilllo\\...: Flllllltail1
<br />\'allt,y :\uthllrily - ~.'","" of tl1l' total
<br />al1nt'atioll, l'w'lIlo - 10"i, l't' tilt' Iowl
<br />;tllllt.atiflll,t'lIlitwst'astl,fl'IU.I,III-
<br />] ~".. ;uul t'l1titit'~ ....est of PUt'hlo ,~''<..
<br />Tlwrt'lllaininv; w""is allol'all'd lill'
<br />irrigati(lll pll"l"ISI'S.
<br />Agrinl1luralllsers Itave ulltil
<br />;\on'rnlll'r I, :,!OO'2 to 1I'i\' at !to;l'it 1'0
<br />!I,'rt'I.1It ortll"lr tot.11 allocatitlll. ;\t
<br />that tilllt';lll.Y POrtillll Ilfllwir
<br />alltlt"<ltiflll n'lIlainll1V; ill 'itnragl,that
<br />t'X('I'I'lJ..,:!(lllt"J'tTIlI oftlwir II ,tal
<br />..l1o.:atioll will J"(.n.rt to lhe Ikstrin,
<br />and willlw slIhJtTt to n';t!llll'atlnll
<br />II)" the Ill...trlll. TIll' n'll1aillill~
<br />porlillll oftllt'ir al],Il-;ttion lI1u..1 hI'
<br />IIst'd by ~ta)' I, :,!CHI.'i.
<br />Writtell b)'; Boh If;lllliltol1,
<br />\\'atl'r j{I''iOlln.I''i ~lalla~l'r
<br />
<br />SIlI!"S on Ihe lrail...r's Colurado !>l:hedule
<br />mdude Leadville, btes Park, and
<br />Loveland.
<br />ReclamatlolJ's 100 Years of Sl'r\I("e
<br />began in 1902 when Presltlent .1 heoJure
<br />Roosevelt signed the Rcclamatioll Al;t
<br />IIlto law. More commonly known lhen
<br />as the "Newlands Ad'-mulled fllr
<br />Senator Frances Newland from Ne\'ad;1
<br />....ho had o..'Cn in'itrulTll'ntal III pushing
<br />the A"t through Ctlngrl'ss-Recl,lOlatlOn
<br />was originally titled the "ReclamatlOll
<br />Service,"
<br />While Rec!;lIn;llion h.I" alw.l)'s been
<br />unJer the [kpartment of lhe Inlerior, It
<br />was not its own .tgen..:y al lirs\. For the
<br />first fivc years of Its CX1'i\enl:C,
<br />Rl'damation was iI s!"el'ial servin' under
<br />the U.S, (ieologieal Survey, It hccallle
<br />it!> own agency III 1907. And,
<br />Reclamalioll did nol hecOll1e the
<br />"Bureau of Redam:ltltlll" unl11 It}:!),
<br />....hen it finally l:hangl'd Its n,1II1C.
<br />A celllury of wal...r development later,
<br />Ret:\am.llilln luday is Ihe tillh I.lrgest
<br />electric ulilil)' III the 17 westen! United
<br />Slates, the n,lliun's brgest wholes,lle
<br />water su!"plier and Ih... delivcrer of 10
<br />trillion gallnm of water III nwre than 31
<br />mtllitln pell!,,1e each year.
<br />\Vritlen by: K;lra Lamb, Easlcrn
<br />Colorado Arc;1 Otlice, USBR
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