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<br />Reh"hili\ali,1I1 III Dam.. .lIld Rl'..n"\lIir..
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<br />Rt'h;\blll!atm~ J"m~ J.nJ ~n1.1ll r~,;cr-
<br />\'uib ,m Inr Grand \k...:l In D,'lu l.t'unty
<br />(.Juld (re.H~ .IJdttl,m.d \\.ltn ~1"fJ",'
<br />klT .I~n"illtur.ll U~r" In the ,lr~.1 Tht'
<br />Grand \k~a \\',Her l:un~eT\:mc\" ni~lT1CL
<br />Colora,l" RJ\"~r \\-.II,'r Cllll~,'r\".\[I,'n
<br />DlS!Th:1 ;tnd Ih.... L"lllr,IJ" \\.llt']
<br />Cl'nSi.'T\'.lIl,ln Bll.lrJ .If,' IMruh'b 1lI Ill\'
<br />plan. whtLh \Illuld r""WI,' <.\)..t1n,~ d,lm"
<br />r~h3biliLJI"" "Id res<.:r\\llr<. ,1nJ I',~t,'n.
<br />liall}" bUlld nl'W d.llIh llll tb~ me<.J
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<br />YAMPA/WHITE/GREEN BASINS
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<br />Enlargnnent or Ukh(~ad Rl'''('T\lIir
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<br />EnlJrgemen! l)1 Elkhe.ld R~",'T\ult 11\'.11
<br />lhl' t"wn ul ttlyJl'n could b"~Hl ~<lrly tlll"
<br />~'l'Jr and would .IJd II 75\l ,II,rl'-k,'1 l)!
<br />s\l1rJge ](> suppl'n (lllCS .md lh,' t'Il\"IWn-
<br />men\ In \k,If.l! <lnd R,lUll (,lunlles Ahl'ut
<br />';.Cll)l) a.:re-f,'Ct l,f ~I,'r.lg" wlluld g,' I,l
<br />hdp enJan~,'red fl<.h mJ ~11\'lr,>nmenl
<br />\\hllc the (llha 4./';l) Jd<:,-ket c,'uld "lll,'
<br />mumupaL indllslrI;tl ;md J;::n,ultllr.l111x
<br />mduu1ng thl' \<.)WI1 l,1 Cr:ll~ n1L'rem.un'
<br />mg 2,Ol)O ,llrr-k,:1 c"idJ <:ll h'r l'lIhn
<br />J.4U.Ilh: l'r hum;m ux
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<br />COLORADO RIVER BASIN
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<br />\\-nkott Rc,>eT\olr
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<br />Tn,' pwp":i<:d \\',lk"t! Rt'~;'i.T\'I'lr WhH.h
<br />could be.b small.b ')0,\:11.)[' JCTl'-!.:.:I,'r.b
<br />big .IS 15lll1i){l Jcre-k'd would pwnde
<br />wain for Clnes on b..'lh ~IJ.;S ,11 Int' moun-
<br />I3ln;; and Cl1111d ,11.", dedIl.He W~llcr li)t the
<br />cnvlfllnml"nt ;mJ t'nd,m~.:rrd ~peClr:;. :\
<br />feaslbiliLv ~lUJ\ rl'lca~'d I:bl ~lJmrnl'r b\
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<br />tne projects "p(lm,'r'" mdlGlt,'d Ih,lt the
<br />pWJed could b.' eCO!lllnlK.-llh k.blhk
<br />As pwp<~d. th... res<:rnm would supply
<br />waler br Dt'nwr \\a!a. E.lgk C,'Unl}" wata
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<br />ll"'T:- JnJ Ih,' ......,>rth,.m L,'kr,ldn \\',lIcr
<br />LLln~T\,Ill'-Y Dbtnll ","hl'm.lJlJ [It:nn-f
<br />\\,J[,'t c.'uIJ us.: \\'"b'll \\.1I<:r \l' h.-lp m~el
<br />L1ll'lr l\nll.....IlI.l[l~ III ,lid c'mbn.;::aed ll.~h In
<br />the C,'!..'rJ.!., Rl\l'1 &b1l1 Th,' n:xnl'lr
<br />\Hlllld (kll\n Ix.lween 13.l\\' ,I,r,'-led
<br />,mJ')..l.I\\.' .ll're-ll'fl 1'( \\Jla JI1!1lulh- Il'
<br />Ib "1'<-'r,1111l" .'n Lhl' \l'e::.l ,md ....J~l .;I<'!)t:~,
<br />,l':C"rUlI\,~ 1,1 lhe k;l~lhlIJt~ sl1.lJ\_ \\h\,h
<br />(X.!+....d Ihc 1'l'nslruCll,ln LI"'I .It h..'I\\~cn
<br />-:-1 ~,' llllllwn .md S 1 '-l7 rmllllln
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<br />Ct,l.lr;ld<1 Rl\'l'r Rl'lurn l'rojn:1
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<br />Tn,' 1...,'I"'r.lJ,, RI\'r.:f 1{('IUrn l'rl'\<:d.
<br />Jl~l <<llkJ th,' Ill~ "tr;I\\ l'wlcd wllUld
<br />I.\k.: \'Jla trl,m Ih,'.\r Ihl' 1."lor.Id,'~lt<lh
<br />~t;,lf 11ll" .l1ld f1ump 11 h~hk Il' ,.crw lbrr~
<br />l>n Ihl' Lblt'rtl :-'1"lX' Th~ ("I,lr,ldl' \\',ll~r
<br />(_,l[l~('n,llh'n B,'ard SP(llls..lrl'd ,I ~luJ\' In
<br />~(X) ~ whll:h (,'und Ih.ll 2'l'.I1[\).7 'il).l'll,l
<br />.\, f,',k,'l "I W:I1l'r cllulJ n,' dn'cl.'lwd h!
<br />lh,' prt'l<:d Ihat ~\.lll'r \~l'uld ,lb,l h.'lp
<br />Illf.:t W,ltl'r ~ul'ph nerJ~ ,'n lh.: \\',"I.:rn
<br />...111]1t' Tnt' ;.Iud, ,l]sll r.lI".:J ~Ignlll' .In!
<br />nlnl.'Tn~ ..b,llll hl~h w,It,'r C,':'or-. ]1l'r ,kn'-
<br />Il',ll <:ll\-lr"tlillcnt.ll Ilnp.lds Jnd l~chm-
<br />CJllr,l~lhJIJl~'
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<br />RIO GRANDE RIVER BASIN
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<br />Rio Grandl' lh-ad\\;lln.;
<br />R('..tlIT'lIi'lII PhIJ,...1
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<br />lht RI,l Grand.. Ik.li.-jw;ll,:r~ R<:"'t<'r,ltllll1
<br />Prl'11'cl..1 rl.1n t" fl'p.llr T1\"Cr ,;\'"I,'illS In Ih.'
<br />-",lfj LUI" \';lllc\. \~l'uld help SUl'rx>n lh~ m--
<br />~r~ hl:-I('rK timdll'n~_ ~ll<.'lb,'rs ",1\' :\.nlll[l~
<br />thl"'-': fumll"lh ,He 11(l<.xJ pH'leeth,'Il_ lrn~k
<br />11l'1l dl\'er~l,m. np.m;m h:,bll.1! ,mu Jll\\T]-
<br />~lr,'Jm 1.\.',II~r Jeh\~nfS reljtllr,'d under Ihe
<br />RI(l 1',ranJ~ ((lmp.ld R6wr.ltl,l[l df,'n~
<br />w,lulJ lncll1lk slahlh:ltl~ th<: mt'r h,mk
<br />r..dHl'cun;.: fi,,\\:- plJntlllg will,l\\ ~ .mll
<br />pl'l.:nu_tllr r.:k....::ttlll,l: <'xl~lm~ ulllh JnJ
<br />,',mal ,hwr."I,l[l "trllctllrc~ Th~ pl<ln .l'uld
<br />m,,1 ~ll',:,3l' 11l1111l'n
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<br />Gn'und\\Jll'f RlThargl'
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<br />\\-llh dtepl~ltng ~rllu[l(lwJIl'r ~llpphe'
<br />Ihre,ut'nmg Im~,lll'd ,lgnculturl' In Ih,'
<br />RIO "'f,md... b,bll1. .I h3ndllll III waler
<br />pmn(kb ,Ir,' pWpll<.1ng lhl" Cl'nQrudllll1
<br />"l gwunJ\\ ,Ita reL:hJr.~<:, !auhul'<' Thl'
<br />r'....harg~ pllS ,,'uld ~tllre W:lll'r Ih,lt \\'lluld
<br />;..:~r b,Kk 1I11l,lllle groundwalCf I,lole
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<br />DOLORES/SAN JUAN'
<br />SAN MIGUEl RIVER BASINS
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<br />Irrigalilln or :'\n\ ..\nl'agl'
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<br />Thr D"lllr~~ \\,IIl'[ L()fl~l'T\';lllC~'
<br />DI';11Kt~ \\',llter t,lr b-fl),'II<' TIII11I'rW\\
<br />r,h-kJg,' \\\'lTI':\.U\;\ \mlud..~ rLm~ l('
<br />pfll\'ldl' lrngJU,," \\,llCf IllT ,Ih'lut 2. ';llll
<br />,\,'16 "ll\lrft~ntly tlTllrng,lll'd LmJ
<br />~lru(LUr~~ t" lrn~al.. till' hrst +hl.Kr~:s
<br />sh,'uld he lompl,'Il'll 1rl Junl' 1\)[)'j anu
<br />\\llll<I~1 .lhll\!! '---i'-li,l'l,lll Infrastructufe I"
<br />lrn~;ll<' the r~rn.llnl!1g 2 ll)[l ,l(rrS ((lulu ht:
<br />el"lll' h~ Juno: 2\.'l'K and could Cllst ,\h(llll
<br />"37 1l111!111ll_ :\. So; -It> Imllh1ll (,0!I'r.1Jo
<br />\\'.lla C"nxr\',ltlon H"Jrd loan hdpeJ
<br />lund [ht' pft'J<:Ll
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<br />plall',llI (rn];. Rt:..,fT\oir
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<br />.--\ n~\\ resnVOH UpslreJm "I \kPhee
<br />Rc'scn'lllT calkJ PblL';llI Creek c,'uld ctdd
<br />':ll,l\lll ,l,fte-kel"f S(I'rJ~l' il'r "-\'ulhwesl-
<br />,'m COlllT.1lkl Sllme of thl~ \lata \Hlulu
<br />he Jt'(IlL',llni ll' blo:-.:.c"",ln rrlea~~!I) ;lUg,
<br />ml'[l[ "Xlrl'1llcl~' 111\~ n\lW~ in Ihe DLlIMcs
<br />Rlwr. ;l1ld \<l Imprll\'~ h,lhll.1l f,lf ,lqU,lllC
<br />lito: Pklll'.IU Crn'k Rl'SCT\'I'If. .1 c,'mpt'-
<br />!lelll l,l tb,' Doh'fl'S \\';It\'r Clm~~T\',1!l"Y
<br />Dljtnll~ \\;ller tllr E\'<:n'ono: lom,lfT"\'
<br />P,kbgl' l\\'[TPAU":'. w"ulJ hI! wall
<br />1l11\\S thaI \\"\luIJ ()!hc'rwh( ",IUse thl'
<br />d,'\\TISlr\'am \\cPh.:.: RCSl,'rYOlr ILl ~P\"
<br />'ir,'n""f'" JlreJlh- h;I\'': ,I C~lun drCTee f"1
<br />the ne(J~d W;ller bUI Jrc wt1rklnh (lUt
<br />l~S\I~~ of lundm" ,IIlJ r':xT\'lllr \IS.: ::J
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<br />COLORADO .DUNDATION .OR WATER EDUCATION
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