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<br />SUPREME COURT DECISION WI LL SHAPE TH E
<br />FUTURE OF COLORADO'S WH ITEWATER PARKS
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<br />L.l'llrl ht'Jrd ;Ir1!.umrnt~ Dr, r. III .1
<br />l,he th.lt (,'uld ..:ktc:rnlln... the ITlln!'
<br />mum ,m1.'tlnt of w.uel lk(l".~,IIY lilT ,I
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<br />a 2l'l)j \\,lIn (l'Un rulm," th.u ~td<,d \\lIh
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<br />D\~lnd cmd tl~ clppll,<1Ih1l1 !Pl ,1 whtll'
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<br />whl"lhl"r Ihe \\.H..r ulun~luJ~mel1tl1r Ih~'
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<br />whl'lhn Ih,' \I,tll'r ulun \\',1'; wton.l!. whl'n
<br />It '>;1ll1 th.1l IIIllIUlll'n<. "11 Ihe am"ull! 1'1
<br />T<:(rC,lll,'n:d IIlSlT("'lm \\',11('1 nghh IIltnngl'
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<br />COALITION SEEKS FEDERAL DOLLARS
<br />TO HELP PROTECT COLORADO RIVERS
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<br />DE);\TR-Cnl'lIaJl' \1 Jler,;hal gn'tlr~
<br />have J01n.:d Wg.:th<'T \\11h ';lImbr llTl',lm-
<br />;:atil'ns III Llah ;mu \1,'nl,m.1 tl) hflp nnn;:
<br />f("defal dl)lbrs IIlW till' RIKk~' \!c'tlnt.illl
<br />\Vest for lhe pwtelll\ll1 "I' he,h.!wJll'!~ II\'
<br />rrsJnd "ITeam;.
<br />In !;tllll:lTY till' Cpll1rJJc' W,un
<br />COl1seTYJIWn SIl.lrd h 5c:hl'dukd II' rl'\'ln\
<br />J propoo;eJ r611lullon Il' <'Urpl'n Ihl<, kd-
<br />cT,llly.funded Tn~llln,11 lIl1ltall\"\' I., hdr
<br />wall'r"hl.d ~r"ups \lnpkml'nt \\::Iler con-
<br />servalion pr"J("(;{s throughoul Lol.,r'lJI,
<br />Supporters of lhe plan note th.lL although
<br />Colorado's rivers supply water to 19 slales
<br />and MeXICO, there aTe scant resources
<br />available to pr(lte..:t and mamtam that
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<br />(Iut thl' (l~untry h'l\'l' f1n'n 1''''ldhll..h,.J lel
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<br />Ihl." (.rC;lt Llkl'.., ,md CIll'''-ll'c'lh' f),IY. ellld
<br />arl." (uTn'mly rl'll'l\'mg trdnal lundmg
<br />Howl'wT. bll1ldlll~ the nl'L'l."~S,ll)' poll!-
<br />l(ell nWmrrHUlll j,'r whal (,'uld Ix;[ m,'T.'
<br />lh'l11 ~2l) T1l1111,ll1 lundm;.; rl'4u."-1 ,','uld
<br />Ix' Jltli(uh {,'r \\l"",trrn ~tClIl."'" rn-.:,1l1......
<br />Ihl'Y 1.I,k thl' PPIiU\,ll lk,tIt III Ltstrm
<br />~tJI(,,,, and 'b.:rJu:.t.' th.' ~r,'up w,'uIJ not
<br />f,x us on ,lilt' 5pt'uhl Woller !h.d); llbst:-n'.
<br />ers SJy. EXlstlllg bills still in lOmmlltet' in
<br />Congress, such as Ihe National Drought
<br />Preparedness Act OT Water 2025, could
<br />be used as a vehicle for tlus proposal.
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<br />C"l,lTctU,' h,b m,'rr th.m -h} Il>\,11 w,t1cr-
<br />~flc'd prl'tl'([I,'n ~wUr" \\'nrk1ll;.; .;Ilk.
<br />by,slde \\Iln .>\tl\Trrlllll."nl Jgt'l1('ll'~ cmJ
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<br />Inrallnn. WJIl'! I.OIl......T\.,I!l'lll. h,lhll,ll pm,
<br />It'dll'll. \\.Ila qu.lluy, Jud mill\' dr,lHJa~,-
<br />ami l"mmunil)" edul,llIl'n ,md ,'ulrca111
<br />They rCU:lVt" some slall' and kdcrallund-
<br />mg but need a higher profile and mort'
<br />money to be successful <,upponas sa)"
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