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Foreword <br />This report was made possible by a grant from Jay Kenney and the Jay P.K. <br />Kenney Foundation. Jay Kenney is an avid whitewater enthusiast and conservationist <br />who cares deeply about the Gunnison basin. We are extremely grateful for this finan- <br />cial support. Supplemental funding helping us learn about the Gunnison basin and <br />river came from the General Service Foundation. <br />Bruce Driver, Executive Director of the Land and Water Fund of the Rockies <br />(LAW Fund), conceived of the report. He and Bart Miller, the LAW Fund's Water <br />Program Director, were primary authors. LAW Fund staff who provided research <br />assistance include staff attorney Melissa Decker, and Smart Water Project analysts Eli <br />Feldman and Don Wojcik. Leslie Kaas-Pollock and Claudia Putnam provided editing <br />and production assistance. Interns who provided essential background research <br />include Nicole Allard, Adrienne Allen, Matt Kristofco, Jillian Lloyd, Mike Meleady, <br />Patrick Nackley, Brad Schaeppi, and Makayla Shannon. <br />A number of individuals provided insightful comments on early drafts of the <br />report. We thank Ralph "Butch" Clark, Steve Glazer, Mark Heller, Tom Iseman, <br />Melinda Kassen, Dan Luecke, Lee Rozaklis, Art Stephens, and Charles "Barney" <br />White. We also thank David Baumgarten, Tyler Martineau, and Ken Spann, who <br />helped us with comments on a late draft. <br />Any factual inaccuracies are the sole responsibility of The Land and Water <br />Fund of the Rockies. In addition, the views and opinions expressed herein are those <br />of the LAW Fund and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funders, researchers, <br />or reviewers. <br />• i. The Land and Water Fund of the Rockies