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<br />Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District
<br />Helping to Meet Your Water Needs Since 1958
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<br />President's Letter
<br />2()()2 A Year of Challenge and Change
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<br />TIll' SoutlH'<I';Iern (olor.Hlo W.1IN (on!-lt'rv.lIHY District (Dislricl) lan-!! Ill,my (h.lllt'ngt.., in 2002. hut !lOll"
<br />mOrt' (h,llk'n~jng Ih,1O tht< f('cord-sl'tting drought Rt'(or<!s will n.il('cI 20112 ,IS Ihl' dries, YP,lf in dOfUrl1l'llll'd
<br />history, ,m<l .,Ollll' .,<:it'llli.,ls .md l'llfl,int't'rs diliJll it is lht, drips! in JOO p',H'>. Tht' Di.,lrit I t'nlt'H.d thl' YI',n \\'ilh
<br />Projt.c( "vall'f stor,lgl' I('vt,]s down, ht'(',IU"t' oi the Iltlck-to-b,H.k dry Vl'.m.. To put till' drought in PPr',Pt'tli"I' ior
<br />tht' Dislri( I, we ('shnl-llt' our tr,lIlsJllount,lin diwrsion.. for thl' Fryingp,Hl-Ark.II1'i.1S Projt'tl 10 ht~ ,II iO,O(}(J .luP-II'l'l
<br />.UHlU,llly .md we h,lVt' ,1Iloc,lt('d in our hi~tory lip to flo,noo ,Hfl,-ft't'1 in on(' \,/"u. In 2002, \\'{. h.1(1 1 I,noo ,UfI"
<br />jt't'tto ,llIoc.ltl', wilh 152,000 acu.-jl'pt of f('qUt.~ts - ,I trup ch,llIt'ngp.
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<br />Th('f(' wpre lurnover!> both on the Bo.ml ,Uld in Ihe ~('ru'r,lI nhlll,I~N'!> position. S\('\t' Arvt,!>thoug ...uhrnillt'd
<br />his It'tll'r oj rt'signalion 10 ,HC('pt ,1 position with tht' I)o!orps \V;1I1'r (on!>t'rvancy Di...trict, rt'lo<'lting him.."lf
<br />,lIld hi!> {,lmily 10 Corlt.z, COlor,Hlo. A.. th,. Distrid nl.lIl,lg<'r for lilt' IM...t St'\l'n year..., SII'VP \V.I~ in...trumt'nt.ll in
<br />tht. CH',llion oj Iht' Prt'ierrt't! Stor,lgt' Option... PI,1Il - ,1 pr,m 10 dt'\I,lop nHIt h-nt't.dt'd WdlN sloragp Glp,lCity to
<br />...,'rv(' llH' nilw-counly ...t'rvju' ,Ht',l of the Di...lrict. SIeve's Il'ddl'rship will dl'tinitdy hI' mis...,,(!. butlw h.1... I(,fl
<br />with tilt' Bo,ml ,In import,lnt vision jor lilt' long-It.rrn ...tor,lgl' Ilt'l'd... 01 Ollr Di...trilt. Tlw Bo,ud initi.1tl'd.m in-tlt'pth
<br />,mt! l'xlt'ruh'd "",Heh for ,I IWW gt'nt'r,llman.lgl'f, from IIl.lt ...P.H( h, l,lIlll'!> Brodt'rick, .I Pm.hlo n,ltivl', W,I'> hlft."
<br />in No\'t'rnll('r. lim servl'd .IS ,\ Tucson Cily {'mploYl'" for more Ih.llltwpnty W.HS, with si,tl'l'n of Ihost. Yl'.HS
<br />in .HIlllinistr,ltion and rn,Hl,lgf'Ill{'nt, .me! t\vdvp of tho...t' Yt'ars wllh tlwir \V,lh'r Dt'p,nlnH'1l1. \Vt. ,m' l'xdh'd 10
<br />h,1\'{' Jim on bO.Hd! SI'WI.11 Board eh,lOges .Ilso oecurrl.d. II.HOltl Mlskl.l \V,IS ...worn in .1....1 rl'pl.l(t.tl1t'nt for IIH'
<br />v.Kanty (w.l\(.d by R,ly Nixon's dp,lIh iollowing R;ly's long ,Hltl dislinguish('d servin' with tl1l' District. In April,
<br />[)('nzpl Goodwin .me! Boh 5( hrilder wert' t'.Kh rt',lppoinlt'd for ,Hlditioll.ll four-Y't'.lr tl'rm... Nt'W ,lppoilltnll'nt... 10
<br />lilt' Bo,ml Ill( ludt.d: Bill long (Bt'llt County); Wally Stp,lley (pul'lJlo County); .mil Lou Mt'lIini (EII',lStl County).
<br />Lou fl'sigiwd .1fll'r .1 !>horl limp on 11ll' Bo.ud, .Uld his posilion was fillt'd hy lohn O'[)oOJwll, rt'lHPwnting EI P.hO
<br />County. This was CI-'f!,lillly .1 yt'.H of CHANCE.
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<br />During 2001, our PSOI' Il'gisl,ltion (HR HUll) st.111('(j in Congrp..s. This \\',lS hrou~hl .lbout by urN'1I11,t! i....ut'..
<br />"ilh Ihl' citi"s of Puehlo ,md Aurora. Solving Iht' conn'rns will rt'quirp compromise from ,111 p,utlt'S. .lIld ollly then
<br />will it adv.m('(' in 2003. Thi!> It'gi..l,ltion i... vit,ll, ,me! its suru'ss is Il('(('......,uy 10 ..t'l' OlU dn'.un ,md ol0'YI'.n ,,1,\0 for
<br />,It/clitiollal stor,lgp ,lilt! be'Her opt'ration of our existing Projt'{1 Ill'umw ,1 rp,llily.
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<br />In closing, tht' 1>.1...t YP,u W.l'. truly ont' of rhallengl' ,lne! lh,mge. If we It.arlwd ,mvthing irom Iht, H'( ord drought
<br />,lIHI 2002, it is Ih,ll Ihi~ \"ll1py Ilt't'ds 10 {oll,dlOf.11l' mort' th,Ul t'\t'r. \Vhat is nt'I'dt.tt is 10 put in pl,1l".1 W.llt'l
<br />,>upply ,lnt! stor.ll:W pl,lIl Ih,ll will nwt't tht. nt'xt drou!-:ht ,md ...ust,lin our cities, i.lfIllS, f,HlCht,,>. .mt! husines...t's;
<br />allowing for future growlh oj our gre,lt valll'V ,md Iht' SouIlll',l...ll'rn COlor.lllo \V,\tt'r Ctmst'rvaruy [)i...lri( l.
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