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<br />Stalcwidl" \V.lIn Supply In\ll~lti\'l"
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<br />:'1~mfK;tnt lmre:,l.;,c.., m C~'I~lrJJ,)-~ p..)Pulatjlln,
<br />lOgl'thl"T with Jgm-u!tural W;lkr ne:e:d" ~md .Ill
<br />inuo;;l'ed f.xus l'n rf:\.r,':illl1l'lal <lnd e:n\"trlmllle:n-
<br />tal u""'~, \\111lntl'n~lfy ~'~mlpcl1l111n fOf v.Jla
<br />2 ProJe:d" and w:n<:r manJ~('mem pbnnmg Prl'-
<br />ce~'-C5 IhJt kxa! mUlllclpal and mdll"'ln,ll W.Hl'f
<br />pftl\"lda'- are Impkm,'nlln~ ,IT plannmg III
<br />tmpkm,'m ha\'(' the ,lhtlllY III mcct ;llwul ~o
<br />pan'nt elf Lol"TJd,,<, \I&J wJl,'r nn:J, Ihr,'U,I\h
<br />2lHO
<br />3, T,l th,' >:Xlt'nt IhJI the:il' lde:nuhed mumclJ'lJ! and
<br />mdustnal pWJnts .md pnXl'5"'-'~ .1ft' nnt suc(-e~",
<br />fully nnplelllentnl. C"l,'rad" \\111 ~l' J. "l~lll'
<br />cantly gre.lln rcduLlI,m III Irngawd agnrultur:il
<br />lands ,b \1&1 W.llcr pTl1\lJcrs :.f,'k Jddltt(lllJI
<br />pe:ml.mclll tr.lmfcr~ 01 ;\gn..-:ultural W'11er nghb to
<br />pr'l\'ide tor dem,mJs lhat wl'llld othnwlsc haw
<br />Ix'cn m,'1 bj "!'ll'dfic pTl1le..:t~ .md pr.lU:s".,'S
<br />4 \\'alef supph,.."lk nl't ncccs.;.anly whnc dcm,mJ,
<br />Jrc, kx:ali:t'd sh,lrt.lge:50 eXbt ..spcl1Jlh in he:Jd-
<br />\\Jt<:r .lre,IS, ,1llJ ((1m pall l'lllltleme:n1S ill ",lme
<br />haSIn" .Ire no! fully 1I11!l;:,'d
<br />5_ lm:r('.ISl'd rrh.lJln' I'll n,)nrcIll'\\.lblc ~r,lllndw.l-
<br />In br lX'Tm,lll"n\ wat,'r supply l:>T1n~.. ~n\lU'"
<br />re1iabllu) ;md o;,Uo;,I;lIl1.Ihilnr n'I1(l'Tlb 1t1 ;,,'m.'
<br />JrCh, partll.ularly ,lJ'11lj:?; the Frlln\ R.m~('
<br />6, Reglon,ll 5I.l!UIlI'Ib <';111 help re:St'!\'(' lhi' rcmam-
<br />mg 2l' pt:n.:ent g.lp hctwc.:n mUTlIOp,l! .md
<br />mdusln<ll ~llpply ,md dem,llld, hUI thac wdllx'
<br />trad,'"ffs ,lIld Imp.lds ,m olnn waler llS<:S- cspe-
<br />n.lIly Jgm-uhurl' .:Ind the: .'llqWnm~'nl
<br />7 \\';tt,'r UlllSt:T\';lIHlll will Ix> reh,'d upl'n as a
<br />maJM 1,'('] f,lT m,'Cllng lUlurl' demJnds. bUI
<br />C\)f1Sl'r> Jl1011 .110n.. Lmnl'l lllt'CI ,Ill of C\ll,lrad"s
<br />future w;lle:r necd~ '-,lgm!lclIll waler ~-f'Tlser'\"a.
<br />Ii,," h;lS ,llrt:..d\' O(l.-urn;d In m;my .ire;!s
<br />B Em'iwnmenlaJ and reneaullnaJ us<::s "f WJler art'
<br />cxpeneJ \(l In("h'a~c with p"pulaupn gro\\lh
<br />These u,;c" help "uppnn Colllr;ldlls- lPlIT1sm
<br />mduslry. pronde rnrc;ll1onal ,md e:n\'lwnmt'nt.11
<br />t:ll,:ndns for ,'ur nll;:.:n.., ,md ;lTC <In lmponam
<br />mdustry m many pans ,1r Ihr Slale \\'ahl'ut .\
<br />mt"(-h.1Il1Sm tll tund em'ironmCnl.ll .md nXTt'-
<br />allonaJ ,'nhann~ment Ik)\lnd the pr"ll'ct mttiga-
<br />lk'n mea',ures Tl'LlUlrcd by law, n~llnIL'I.s aml>n~
<br />\1&1. J.,o::ricullural. reacaltllllal. and en\'1wn-
<br />ment.ll users could IIllenslf)
<br />9_ Thc abtlll)" of sffi<lllcr, rural wain pro\iders and
<br />J~ncultUral W;Ju'r ll:'><:T;. III ;lde-quatdy addr~':;s
<br />their eXisting and future waler need~ IS ~l~lllh.
<br />cantly ,lffcctcd hy thl"lr hnanna[ CapJblhlleS
<br />10 \\'hill" 5\\'SJ evalualed water need;. Jnd Slllu-
<br />ttons thrlJltgh 2l)30, very lew \1&1 w.ut'r pro-
<br />nders h,we ldcnllfled supplies beyond 2010
<br />BcY(lnd 2030, ~w....ing demands mJ~' reqUIre
<br />more JAAn'ssl\,c solUllons
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<br />I'r"I,'d m,m,I_.:cr RlLh Brl'wn "'I\~ h..lnn~ lh"~e lnll.'T-h,blll mee:tm)C:s
<br />Junn,t: '-\\"'1 ~ ll>:h\ ....h~,Juk ,,'uld h.lh' ~w.lmpt:J Ihe: ~Illlh
<br />-\\l' needed ll' Lln(kr~l,lIld h"" lIldlnJllJl b.l~lIl~ .Ht' lllee:Un~ thO:lr
<br />nt'e:J~ Hn'wn e:'pblll~ lh,' ,111h \\.1\ tll h..' ~th_ll'SSjt1J IS III !...-l,,'k >II
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<br />Illm I" Jd\ ,"-.1, \ W pTllICd Ihox lntt'reSl~ 11>- Imp,'runt to l11,lh' ~1\\':lY
<br />frllm .l,h',,,.I..-\ I J,lrlllhmk \\t' ~.1Il k",k.il ~"lulwn>- unoJ \\(' J" IJU\
<br />,-\l the c\\Ll:h '\,lwmheT mCdHl~_ what,' '\\:-1 \\,I~ pn:'~o:ntcd III
<br />Ih~' b",lrJ ,..;:\'<:ui p.H1lup;lIlh ,..lId th" ,tlld\~ hlt:..i.est h,,'1li:"11I 1111,.:hl hJ\'c
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<br />Ilh" rq)re:",-'ntnl the '\I,rth F,'rk RI\','r lmpT"h'lllenl A,~",I;lllllll, ;1
<br />P,h,tlI.I,b;h~'d non'pr,',flt In tlll' (,llnm,."n bJ~m mcr!ln~~
<br />T \\ rt,du I )l, kln,.I'1l .1 \Ll\hdl un.h,'T .md Y.lmp,1 h,i.;m pJnlL'lp.llll.
<br />~.lY' hI' 11"1"'" th<" ';luJy d11 he:lp k'~l.-r.1 ~t.l1~ \Ull'r '.'~II'n \\'h,111
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<br />lalk .thl'uI ell\lTlll1mrnl ,md r",:r":I(lon,- ~ay~ I(llPP1Ck. whl' C,H'wn~
<br />nllran,o::lrr~ rhi's .Il1J ....llpphe:s III Durangu ,1I1d re:rh'~"ntni rL'dl',ltllm.d
<br />ml<'fl''-ts ,In lhl' ..1l!dy-~ 1",'Undl;lbl,' tr'T th,' ",'uI11\w_tern h.hlll~ -]1
<br />.llmll~l ~,'Urldl'd I1k('.1 pl,m [(l,'l1dllrse th",;,' Ir;IJitl(~nJt pr"l,'rts PCl'plr
<br />11:1\'1' heen \\'l11"~111_>: ,l11 ,--\dtls "11(lr1lk, '\\'hal \W 'h"1I1dn'l f,lr~,'1 b
<br />Ih.ll .1 ].'1,'1 thl~ lIl..f..'.I".: In p,'pu!.nl'lll L,lme~ hlr lr.',re:,1l1,lIl)
<br />nrh' ,It 'i\\ 'h ll' m.IJ"f ht1JIl1~~ ~\J._ th.lt pllpublll1n \!.fL'\\1h \\'dulJ
<br />~pur ..'llnrIll1mCnl.ll .lIld r,'lrc.ltI11llal UXS "f \\.ltCT ,-\1 Ih..' "aml' lIme,
<br />rnrl',l!lllll ,llld e:11\'ITl1l1llwnt.11 tnl,'r!;~t~ will Irkc:h- push pr(lJl'd JC\-(']-
<br />I'per" 1<' m,-luG,' m,l!<: hl'ndll~ I,'r r,'d,'.llt,)n ,md the cm'ifllnnwnt III
<br />e:xLhan,::" t,'r "upp,'rt lIt Ihl''''' 1'T<)I,'cb ,\nd lh,ll <,puld Iud ulnlll<'\
<br />,--\c,:,'rJmg t,l lh,' ..Iw_k<. ,'X,',llll\<' <.umrn,lfy. 'Th,' dC\'l.'lc>pmclll I,i
<br />rdl.lhk \\'JtfT ~upplje' I,'r .I;::rhultural. rmllll(lpa1. ,mil mdUstn,ll USl'S
<br />WIll nlmpo:lo: with lhe: Jl'~lre t" pre<.l:f\l' the: n,llllr,d ennrlmment anti IL'
<br />m;l1nUln .1Il.! I'nnJTllC w,lt.:r-h:l~"J re,'Te,1l11'J1 I'PP.'TlUl1ltl"~
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<br />dl'\'Cl.lpcd hy lht' C,llc'Ud" \\,l\<'f l."Il..Cf\'.lIIOIl H".lrd On" sug.t:l'..t,'d
<br />tralkmg the pr"l"<'\~ .Illd pfllcc"~e" tll mce:t futurc WJ.tl'T dem:IllJs
<br />tdentlfle:u UlITlnj.: ,\\',,1. J.nolher jJTt'P\lXU dl'\'ck'rm~ Jnd supr,mmg
<br />tmpkm,'m.!lII'11 plar1.~ hlr th,l<." pr..xc.:.""s ,\nJ ,1 third urgeJ st,.1IldJTd-
<br />l;:....d \\,lI,'r.USi: r('p.)Tlm~ h\- dtle:.:. .lIld mdu_~lr\'
<br />Cluh 2l~<. R,'c\,,~ Br\\wn h:td hls \'\\11 re:,-,-'l1lmcnJ.lll\>n
<br />"\\C ,Ih' reu'mm\:l1diol! Ih,lt IAlh,y Illakcr!- JI'n I take tht:.- ~\lmmary
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