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<br />Cnngn..... enal't,'d Ihe ColoT;ldll RI\"er
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<br />help !h<.' l'ppeT CllJor,ldl) RI\".:T B:bln
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<br />Jnd \\'Yllmlllv,' mel'! then CLllm;ldo
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<br />Gkn Cmyon, FOlllcnelle ;md Flammg
<br />GllTgl.' d,l111S - l"day ;lls(1 phwlde sub-
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<br />h...ndl\S In [Ybl Clln~r<,;.~ authlln:o:d
<br />Ih<, F'rym~ Pan-:\rk,ll1s,l~ PfllJ<'CI i,'r
<br />s,'utht.'a..Il'rn Cll!,'radll waIn ddl,"enl'~
<br />Dunn~ lho: dTY y<'.lrS ,Ii thl' hilles.
<br />larmeTs f.ll'ed wllh dwmdhn~ ;.url.1n:
<br />\\,H<.'T ;.uprhl.'~ Ill,lk...d III nl'\\I}
<br />ImpTll\o:d ~r'lunJw.lIO:T wcll'purnpmi:
<br />t\'Lhn,'I.)~I~'S In kl'l'p Iht,,'n L"T"~ ITLlffi
<br />falhng \\-...11 U"<-' hl,l~s,'m...d P.lrtll"llbr1y
<br />m Ih.: k\\\er TO:;Kh<'.. ,,1 lht.' .....lUlh PlaUt'
<br />Rl\'.:r BaSin. wells pr(l\1dl'd SlIme t;lfnk'T~
<br />wnh what m;\~' h;\\.... "-Cemed ilk,' msur-
<br />,lIll" .l~.lmsl lunhn dT(lUghl BUl m.IllV
<br />"l lho:sc \\dl~ upped gTllunJw;ll('"T lnhu-
<br />1M} ILl SUT1.1a' W;ller nll~ m....ll1t lhal In
<br />S,ltllO: YI';HS. pUmplllc, Lli lh\'x wdb
<br />dlllllllbh,'d the \\;l!n J\";lIbhle l<l x'm.1T
<br />surl.\(t.' w;lln nghts
<br />,,It unlll 1'->t>5 did tht" LI']'lT;ld,1
<br />lq~btlturc P;lSS the l'rllundw;ller
<br />\1;m;l~l'n1l'nt Ad, WhlLh J.l1t"mpleJ w
<br />Tq~ubl<' ~T(lundw;llt'T LIS<.' ,md well nln-
<br />slru..:ll,'n by Tl'qumnll. "\-l'T}' n...\\ wdl In
<br />Ihl' Sl;lll' dlwnlll~ mhulJ.rv_ nlllltnhut;H}.
<br />Dl'nwr BaSin gTl'undwatl'T. OT geolhermal
<br />TeSlmTCes Illh;1\'e a ["<:'rmll
<br />rh... I 95l),; dwughl als" .....T\"ed a~ lhe
<br />\\'llTSI-l;lSl: Sl.:...naml fllT mumclp.ll W.1tc."T
<br />supply planning In Colllr;ldo Ih'\H'wr.
<br />Ih(' lm~,lin~ 1"1~~-2l',)) dr"ughl h.h
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<br />call1'J Illll' qU61hl[l whelheT thiS bench-
<br />maTk b "till .ippWpnalt.'
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<br />Com"ldlll~ wllh .I su<,tamed mull1-
<br />year dfllUghl ITllm 1<,>7... III 147.:1. SI,lt<.'
<br />lil\\makl'Ts s\:lTled III put dllms mil)
<br />planmng fllf pr,)longt.'d dry lyde.. B\'
<br />I oJ" I 1..,!llT.1tI<l 1n1llaled dTllughl pl.m-
<br />mng dt.'n~ .1\ th... ~t.i1(I' ;lnd I,xal level
<br />lllc::,'rpllralm.1!. ll111nltllnng llnpJd ;lSse">S-
<br />Tlll'nL r6fl<lllst' and Illlll.i:;,lllllTl systelTls
<br />C"J'lT;lJ,,'~ Droughl Rl'sp,'nse Plan
<br />LJIll" <'ut 01 thb dry l.'yele..1S wdl .IS lhe-
<br />!,ITmaUl'n nl In,' -\\',IlCf :\\';lIbbihl)' T;lsk
<br />hlrn~ WhlLh ((lnlIllUt.'s Il' llll'el qual1eT-
<br />Iy rho:",,' plan~ ;llld ,IT,~,Il1I;:;ilhln,. 1x'C;lm"
<br />p.mILul.lrl~ Imp,lJ't.Jll1 III the Y<'JT 2l\)2,
<br />;l~ "ITe;ml f1<,ws hit T<'ll1rd low k\'ds
<br />It IS slllll,1<.1 l';ITly to ~I~ when the nlT-
<br />T,'n! dWlll.',nl .....lll t'nd. LlT now 11 \\111Imp.11'1
<br />C1I,lr;ldLl~ LUTTl'l1l w;ller law ,md polity
<br />:'il~nlflL';lnt new wateT It.'gt:.bll,'n III 20lH
<br />has ;1lre;ldr dl.'\ehlpcd Sl)ml' respon.......s Yet
<br />kl\,km~;1[ nlsl,'flL';lIITt'llds Ti.'fllmds us th.u
<br />we (hI n,'l llpt'r;lle III a \",ICUUlll. and 1b.1t
<br />,)llf anLt'~hlrs wTi.'Slled with S(lme of th<'
<br />s.1mc unknowns ,md challengt.'S
<br />l:nJeTSlJndlll~ whal Ihl'y dId well and
<br />wh.ll Ihey did f'l)()rlr can seTW as a useful
<br />luol fLIT mf,'mllllg l.lursclws for the flllUTt',
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<br /><ll w.lIeT SC3Ti:lly and pubhl.' :ILll.....~ t" water SOUTCl'S fl'T bclldicial uS('
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<br />rh"ll1p_~on rftll<'d
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<br />1(j~6 l:LIIllT.ld" RI\'t'T "wr;l,C.l' rw,lt.'L'I funds <-Llllslru<.:U(ln ,If :\~plllall L-on,
<br />l,!ell l~my,'n. FtuTlln,C. l;.'rgt' Rlul' \k",l, :-':~\'3J'" .md F,'m...nelle
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<br />19(12' Congress ;1ulh~m=es th~' Fn'mg Pan-ATkansas Project
<br />1 <165 Cl,lllT.-Ido l~nlUndwJter \lan.1geml."nt :\CI
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<br />Iqgl \\3tt'T ,-\\'alwbllllY TJSk F"TCe fl'rms:
<br />(L,k'Tad" Drought Respon~ rlan dl'wklp<'d
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<br />HEADWA.TERS - FALL, 2003
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