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<br />\"e~lan ~II'rx' and pump 11 tl' Ihl' L1~lcm
<br />SIPpe to s<msly rl~m~ w.lta dem,md III
<br />the stale-s ml'Sl p"rutunl nwr h.lsm, Ihc
<br />:'11Ulh PbUt
<br />]n ltlH5, .Ilter nt>arh It' ~I".lr"",i pl.\ll-
<br />nln); and p<:rmlllm,g, :'\,H1h,'rn Cllll'r.ld"
<br />\\',l1eT C"fbC[\.ln\.'Y [)1~lnl(S \\'ll1d~ l..Ip
<br />f'TllJCll pllmpcd It:> hr...! W,llo:r Ir"l11 Ihr
<br />44'5-al:rc-f'l<.JI \\'mdv l',lp Rl"'''''T\'''lr ,'n
<br />Ih,' Culorado River It> L1ke l;rann\' h,'m
<br />Llkt' GTanb\', Ihc w,lta tr.l\'cled C:lst
<br />thfough tho: 13-nllk-long ,-\h-,I H .-\J;lms
<br />Illlhe Fr,'nl R;ll1gc
<br />lnlcmkd ;b ..l ...upl'kllll'nl Il' llllrth-
<br />em L\ll'.lf..ldlJ~ l,'I"r,u.J.l-I\l~ Tthllllp""n
<br />Pro)('ct, \\'ll1dy <";,1)1 W,1\I'r IS ...lorrd III ,I
<br />reSC[\',llr near (,r,mb\ Jnd rllls.:s thr,'ugh
<br />(:-BT n.'''''[\'I'lrS ,rnd plpdllll'" on .I Sp,l(t'-
<br />avallank hasl~ But t1ul arran~crnenl has
<br />led III prtlhlcm~ thaI h'l\T redul'l::d W;l1cr
<br />avadanllu}" fllr Wmdy L,;lp ncne!al'h'T<;
<br />[n WCI YC:lrs, Ihl' l-B[ s;'-slem has Ix'l'n
<br />too lull to pIpe \\'md~ (,ap W:ller II'
<br />the bSlem "lope In dry years, Wlnd:--
<br />Laps Junu1r W.ller nghb hJYl'r\l pn'dlked
<br />mUl'h waIn
<br />In 'pnng 2lK13_ nllll' \\'llldy '--..11' P,H-
<br />llUpanlS sunmllled :1 pbn tm r,'''l'r\.lllh
<br />that would q,'TC nearly J llll,Ol1t..l .l,rt-kl'l
<br />and lmprllH, l'r tlrm, lhl" rt'hablltty \'1
<br />30.(1(\0 31rc-feel "f WJter lr"lll lhr \'-mdy
<br />Gap Pro)l'CI fl'T BT\~omhtld ETle_ (,rreley.
<br />Ll)llgmlllll, Ltllli~Vllk L,>n'lalld, "u~n.'r,
<br />CCnlral \kld CllUn1Y \\'aln DhtTll1 .md
<br />Phll\' Rlwr I',w,n .--\u!h.)my
<br />1"onhl'Tn lllltralh' l(kntlflcc.! hve p,)~-
<br />'-Ihle re:>t'T\"IlJr ~l!e" with mnc V;JrIJllllllS
<br />or l'Omblllalloll<, lor no;. rn-hou,>c T,','le\,
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<br />~lT.lppl'd hCI;Hl<.t' lh\'y d.'n't 1l1l','1 l S
<br />:\rtTl\ C,'rp' III CllglllO:Ch ~llldl'llll"~ j,'r
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<br />.-\ dhlnll ...p,'ke"pl'T"11ll ".lld :\\lrthall
<br />Isn'l r,'"d\" Ip Tl'!c.I..." ll:- nr\l 11_"11'1 pro
<br />plhal.. ..;11l' ...;lld h""c\',,r. th.u Ihl' IH"I-
<br />el'l w,'uld )JTI,h'lhly hI' ,I l"<lmhlll,HI\'n 01
<br />fl',>(,f\'I'lr<. ,\[1 b,'lh "Ilk.. of Ihl' ml\Ull-
<br />LlICb n'::l<lUSI' .1 "lll~k Lbl1'Tn ,11'1'<"
<br />TC:-,'[\','11 would n,H 11I1ld ~'n'll1!!.h \\ ,1lL'r
<br />to UdlWT the annu,ll y":ld rCljU"'leJ hy
<br />\\'Illlly c..lp p.lTllUpanh
<br />Onl' l'pllon rre\-hlll<.ly cl1.::d hy ,)Ih.
<br />l'lah ,11 l'\1'r1hall I:> t.hlllllle~ HollPII
<br />R""c[\olr. .1 prl'po,..,::J Illl.lllilJ-Jlre-tl,,'1
<br />lake- 1\1'<'1 "I ["vt!,mJ and Cmcr Llkl"
<br />Bw th\' Imp"Undllll"llt mlldl1 nllt he htg
<br />cn'lugh It 1l11erc<;II'd p;HIlr" FIlrl Lupl.'n,
<br />Libyclli' Lutle Thomp<,,'n \\'JIl"T [11~Lnlt
<br />and the \IIUd!I' Park \\"al,'r Cl1lbl'rY,l1ll\'
<br />DISLnll Jlllll Ih,' pn'l<:d
<br />Ih<lt... why I\l' h,l\l' J \\'f'! "1(11...... ~lll'
<br />were Jlsp pur<,umg Jl"lnll "Pl'kl'sl','r,
<br />....1ll \Iu,k '-clt'::<'Tcxpl:ull<'
<br />llllt ,,1 tnI' dlt.tnl'lS onglllal \\'l'<.lc'rn
<br />'-ll'pl' <'111' pr\lp"s;d~, lhl' ,,<1-1.111cu -',j<.pn
<br />'<,nh Sill' W.1S ehmm,lIeJ altl'T en,t:I-
<br />neCb found I'l'.II-t"mlllH: \Cwundw,l-
<br />ler,ft-d wctland~ "tllt-J It'n:> :'tllt! pl..n~
<br />t'lT ,I Lilli\' Thlllllpj<.'1l Rl'~l'fVI'lr 511t'
<br />m".lr 1.\t,Il.... \\h!ln ~l'nt'Lllcd mlllh Irc
<br />fr')1ll f\....ld,.nlS III Ihl" ;Hl"J Ilkeh \nll ho:
<br />dWppl>d h!:l.IU<,1' "! Army Corp" ,>(TCcn.
<br />lilt: Hlt,'fI.l dlffim.lllng <'lIC<, Ih~ll \l'l'uld
<br />mundell,' stTrams with YCJr-TPunu n,,\\,
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<br />RI'gr"Ul'ln)! \lllJ prnh'lhly .....t \\'md,
<br />l;'lI' F1rnllng rr")I~d L"o!l<,lnlIU,'ll b,llk II)
<br />l\lfh 2(\)"'_ wIll\. h (,'uld hUT! pn)jl'd p,u"
<br />lll'lP,lIll:- wh" Ill'n! the JJc.!IU,1ll.1! wall'r
<br />h'r Ih<:u l'tl'oll'm,'r:>, prnWl'l rn.lluger It'lt
<br />Orago l'xpl.l1n... \\1' \\.lIlt Il' m,lkl' ...mr
<br />II l"llmpll"" ,Illh Ill(' Lllr!,' rcqulrellwnt<.
<br />Ilrsl [lr,lgd."I'<'
<br />cxp!I'rau.'n .'1 n,'\\ "Ill':> h;I" Ups..'1
<br />:-,'nll' \\c,>lcrn "I,'pl' rC:-ldcnb, Pr'lger
<br />,IJllllt:- ()nl' P"lt'llIIJI Tl'.,a\'ll;T :-Itl' wesl
<br />,'I fill" LI>nt1ncnul [)1\"Id.. 1l;L~ ",,'\Tral
<br />hl'llH":- "Il II ;Illd hOIllI'I)\\Ill'T<. wl'nl ICI
<br />dlslfld I'llt:men<, nll10 lhell pT<)pt.'rty III
<br />S1.l[\'t'\' tnI' bnd ht'Tcp,onl'd
<br />Th"<'I' h"!llCl1\'Ili.'T~ ,n.::nl Ihnlkd
<br />ab(lUl hem!:', I'll Ihl' ll"'l l)r.l~l'r ';;IY" II"
<br />.1 h,llldlul (,,! OPP'lllCJl1...' c,'mp,tred II'
<br />\lnl' rrllrl,<.nl LJUk TnPmPS'lll ~Ih" but
<br />Ihe} rl' no! fl',dly \'xl'lll'd ah"ut n ,md !
<br />l,m-I hl.mll" In'::!l1
<br />,\:> p:Jn ll! Ih.. l'mm\nm.:n!Jl rt'lll'\\
<br />pnllc"s m,mdJt(>d b\ Ihl' :\:Jth'Il,tl
<br />FnnTI)llmelll.lt PIlllCY ,\\.'1 :\:,mnern lust
<br />fI'Lt'll1h- ""mplell.J II" ',-\lpmg Pf{-.....l'~~
<br />\\'h,'f" II o;,,!Jdlt:d mpl.ll jwm m!.:resud
<br />p;lnlt'~ ,thoU! \-In''lI<. PH'IC'1 ,l\lcmall\"e_"
<br />In Inl' lommt: :.-<:.Ir, 11 will "-nrk \Inh
<br />Iht' Burl".IU o! Redarn~lll"ll to dmh ,m
<br />EIl\"1mnml'nlal Imp.!'t -'Ulcment-,I (TU-
<br />(l;!1 "tel' lP\I;lTd I,hl,llllll\l: thl' nl'(f:<;<.;JT'...-
<br />kun.1! pcrmlls Ih.u ({'uld m,lkc lhlS pmJ-
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