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The Pueblo Chieftain Online <br />y <br />Published: Sunday January 06, 2008 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />Making a splash: Recreation new kid on the block <br />Rafters make their way through the <br />Arkansas River Canyon west of Canon <br />City. Rafting is a $12 million industry <br />for the Arkansas Valley, drawing <br />nearly a quarter of a million people to <br />the valley each year. <br />15th in a series <br />By CHRIS WOODKA <br />THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN <br />Tourists, and a lot of the state's residents, are drawn to Colorado because of the <br />recreation opportunities that abound. <br />Many of those activities involve dependable supplies of water. <br />In the drought of 2002, the lack of water combined with numerous wildfires, dealt <br />a crippling blow to the state's tourism and solidified efforts to incorporate planning <br />for wildlife and recreation into the state's water resources. <br />The state now has a new type of water, recreational in- channel diversions, as well <br />as in- stream flow rights held by the Colorado Water Conservation Board. <br />The issue was important enough that it was specifically mentioned in legislation <br />creating the state's basin roundtables and Interbasin Compact Commission. <br />http:// www .pueblochieftain.com/print.php ?article = /metro /l 199599200/3 1/7/2008 <br />CHIEFTAIN PHOTO /FILE <br />