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HEADWATERS <br />Headwaters is a quarterly magazine designed to provide Colorado citizens with balanced and <br />accurate information on a variety of subjects related to water resources. <br />Copyright 2004 by the Colorado Foundation for Water Education. ISSN: 1546 -0584 <br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS <br />The Colorado Foundation for Water Education thanks all the people and organizations that <br />provided review, comment and assistance in the development of this issue. <br />Fred Kroeger, <br />President of <br />Southwestern Water <br />Conservation District <br />LETTER FROM EDITOR ........................... ............................... I <br />INTHE NEWS ...................................... ............................... 2 <br />CFWE HIGHLIGHTS .............................. ..............................3 <br />BASIN FOCUS f SAN ,JUAN AND DOLORES RIvERS .....................4 <br />BasinFacts ................................................. ............................... <br />4 <br />Animas -La Plata Project ............................ ............................... <br />6 <br />LaPlata City Domestic Water Problems ... ............................... <br />10 <br />Dolores Conservancy ............................... ............................... <br />12 <br />Ute Mountain Ute Farm Enterprise ......... ............................... <br />16 <br />PROFILE............................................ ............................... 18 <br />Sam Maynes <br />ORDERFORM ...................................... .............................2I <br />WV <br />Dick Lunceford, <br />working with the <br />La Plata- Archuleta <br />Water Task Force, <br />P. 10 <br />McPhee Reservoir on the Dolores River <br />About the Cover: Snow Spur Creek, part of <br />the headwaters of the Dolores River, flows <br />through a mountain meadow near Lizard <br />Head Pass. (Counterclockwise from top): <br />Rick Ehat, project construction engineer for <br />the Animas -La Plata Project, Philip Saletta, <br />general manager of the Dolores Water <br />Conservancy District, and Ernest House, <br />former tribal chairman for the Ute Mountain <br />Ute Indian Tribe. Photos by Michael Lewis, <br />pottery photo by Eric Wunrow. <br />I r r`. 1' r f� <br />F- F' �A) j`I r -� � r J <br />COLORADO FOUNDATION FOR <br />WATER EDUCATION <br />1580 Logan St., Suite 410 • Denver, CO 80203 <br />303 - 377 -4433 • www.cfwe.org <br />MISSION STATEMENT <br />The mission of the Colorado Foundation for Water <br />Education is to promote better understanding of <br />water resources through education and information. <br />The Foundation does not take an advocacy position <br />on any water issue. <br />STAFF <br />Karla A. Brown <br />Executive Director <br />Carrie Patrick <br />Assistant <br />OFFICERS <br />President <br />Diane Hoppe <br />State Representative <br />1st Vice President <br />Justice Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr. <br />Colorado Supreme Court <br />2nd Vice President <br />Becky Brooks <br />Colorado Water Congress <br />Secretary <br />Wendy Hanophy <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />Assistant Secretary <br />Lynn Herkenhoff <br />Southwestern Water Conservation District <br />Treasurer <br />Tom Long, <br />Summit County Commissioner <br />Assistant Treasurer <br />Matt Cook <br />Coors Brewing <br />At Large <br />Taylor Hawes <br />Northwest Council of Governments <br />Rod Kuharich <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Lori Ozzello <br />Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District <br />Trustees <br />Rita Crumpton, Orchard Mesa Irrigation District <br />Lewis H. Entz, State Senator <br />Frank McNulty, Colorado Division of Natural Resources <br />Brad Lundahl, Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />David Nickum, Trout Unlimited <br />Tom Pointon, Agriculture <br />John Porter, Colorado Water Congress <br />Chris Rowe, Colorado Watershed Network <br />Rick Sackbauer, Eagle River Water & Sanitation District <br />Gerry Saunders, University of Northern Colorado <br />Ann Seymour, Colorado Springs Utilities <br />Reagan Waskom, Colorado State University <br />Colorado Foundation <br />for Water Education <br />