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<br />Conclusion
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<br />Since the first European settlers arrived, Colorado's
<br />system of water laws has encouraged cities, farmers
<br />and other water users to take water out of rivers
<br />and streams with little consideration for the rivers
<br />themselves, As a result, too many of Colorado's rivers
<br />run dry, to the detriment of local economies, fisheries,
<br />and the environment.
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<br />Colorado's water system was designed to meet the
<br />challenges of settling the West in the 19th Century.
<br />Colorado must now adapt its water policies to meet
<br />the demands of the 21st Century. This will require
<br />using certain existing provisions of the law more
<br />aggressively, but it will also require new tools to meet
<br />the challenges of restoring rivers,
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<br />Sources of Information Used for this Report
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<br />American Sportfishing Association. 2000. Commercial River Use in
<br />Colorado. Report.
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<br />American Sportfishing Association, 1996. Economic Impact of Sport
<br />Fishing in the United States. Report:)
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<br />City of Boulder, 1994. Review Draft South Boulder Creek Instream
<br />Flow Enhancement Study. Technical Report, Boulder, CO.
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<br />Colorado Division of Wildlife. 2001. Aquatic Data Management
<br />System. Data Dictionary, Denver, CO.
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<br />Colorado Water Conservation Board. 2000. Water Acquisition Program.
<br />Citizen Brochure, Denver, CO.
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<br />Crifilsi, B. 2001. Personal Communication. Boulder County
<br />Open Space.
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<br />Division of Water Resources. 2001. Streamflow data. Spreadsheets,
<br />Montrose, CO.
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<br />Japhet, M. 1990. Internal memo to Dave Langlois RE: biological
<br />impacts of proposed Platoro legislation, July 10, 1990. Colorado
<br />Division of Wildlife, Durango, CO.
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<br />League of Women Voters of Colorado. 1992. Colorado Water.
<br />Educational Booklet, Denver, CO.
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<br />Metro Water. 1998. Water. Colorado's Precious Resource, Second
<br />Edition. Educational Booklet Denver, CO.
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<br />The Nature Conservancy. 1997. Species Report Card: The State of U.S.
<br />Plants and Animals.
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<br />San Miguel Watershed Coalition, 2001. http://www.co.blm.gov/ubral
<br />coalition.htm '.
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<br />Smith, D.H. 2000. Consumptive Use in the Upper Gunnison River
<br />Basin. Final Project Report, Gunnison, CO.
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<br />Strange, E.M. 1998. Flow Regime Limitations of Colorado Trout
<br />Populations: Perspectives for Watershed Management Technical
<br />Report, Boulder, CO.
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<br />U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper
<br />Colorado Region. 2000, Animas-La Plata Project, Final Supplemental
<br />Environmental Impact Statement Technical Report, Durango, CO.
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<br />Water Quality Control Division. 2000. Status of Water Quality in
<br />Colorado 2000. Technical Report, Denver, CO.
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<br />Whiteman, S.L. 2000. 1999 Fish Studies on the Animas and La Plata
<br />Rivers. Technical Report, prepared for U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,
<br />Durango, CO.
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<br />Winters, D.S. 1993. Analysis 'of Stream Flow Conditions and
<br />Recommendations for the S~da Hydroelectric Power Plant Relicensing
<br />Project. Technical Report prepared for Pike and San Isabel National
<br />Forest, Pueblo, CO.
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<br />Colorado BLM. March 2001. www.co.blm.gov/ubralcoalition.hnnl
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<br />Colorado, State of. 2001. http://water.state.co.us
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<br />San Luis Valley Project. July 2001. http://dataweb.usbr.govlhtm1l
<br />sanluis.hnnl
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<br />United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2001. www.dataweb.usbr.gov/
<br />htmllsanluis.html .
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<br />United Scates Geological Survey. 2001. http://webserver.cr.usgs.gov/
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<br />TroutUnlimited's Colorado Water Project
<br />produced this report to further its mission which is to
<br />,work primarily at the state level in decisions affecting ..
<br />waterall~ation and quality,. so as to res~ore and.;
<br />maintain streamflows for healthy coldv..:aterfisheries
<br />'and iDq~ase meaningful publicparncipaiiori. in .'.,.',
<br />these 'decisions. , "
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<br />Special thanksto Megan Braet for researching and
<br />writing this report, and also to Water Watch of Oregon'
<br />for its 2000 Report, "Rivers Without Water: Oregon's
<br />Unnatural Disaster,"
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<br />Photo Credits
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<br />Cover - Megan Braet, pg, 1 - Mark Lance
<br />pg, 3 - Kendall Henry, pg. 4 -.Chuc~Wanner ,
<br />pg. 6 -Bob Crifan, pg:]::' Colorado Environmental
<br />.', :,. Coalition pg. 8 - DennisMurphY;";;~;;;L> .
<br />"pg. 9 - (from top to bottom) C17}.file,Gary Lacy, and Mack
<br />. Johnson pg: 10 -MarkLance, pg~ II-MeganBraet
<br />pg. 12 - Fred.Rasmussen, pg, 13 ...; Steve Glazer
<br />pg, 14 - Jeff Crane, pg. 16 - (from top to bottom)
<br />CTU file and David Winger,
<br />Back Cover - Megan Braet (left) and Mark Lance (right)
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