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<br />edemed w.lter u,;e Jnd ~n)wt.h hJS recemly
<br />renewed te1lS1l11l~ In the C~)kJT.ldo RI\'er
<br />abm~lenslOn~ qUill" ~lmll;H to Iho5o;'
<br />prl'::-<.'nt KO yc.m, J.glJ when Delph w,'rked
<br />10 nah the C"lorado River ,md other
<br />\..'(lmpa..:ts A~ atlth'~T and hbWnJIl Damel
<br />Tyler lound In hiS recent bot~k ~Ihn
<br />Fox of lhe R,x'kle~_ IXlphu,> E CIf""\Xnl,'r
<br />;md \\'estern \\',\ler Com pads_ " m:lm "f
<br />Carpem,'rs ~trJteglt:s and tc~s~'lb~leamed
<br />arc wry S3hcnt to the tough w.lt,'r Ilt:g~'li.l-
<br />ti~ms f.lcing Color;1d,) .IIld the \\'e~l t,x.la\"
<br />That's what mJkes the CiJrp..'nter (01-
<br />lectltm th,' most lmportarH J~~qulslllOn to
<br />the umwrsay's w,ller archl\Ts, SJ.Ys Rohen
<br />\VaTd. dIrector of the Col\)ra(h) \Vatet
<br />ReS\lurn" Re,;eJrch [nsUtule ,Il CSl
<br />-Its gOing. to be a n~T) llmlerHll'\l~
<br />tlml' .md under;t,mdin", hlSIt'f1IS g"lT1g. Itl
<br />be mL're imponant th,m ,'\TT. \\',mj .....Iys
<br />"The urpemt'r cI,llenitm IS mO"l sl.l!':ml1,
<br />cJmoccause il d,'a!s wlIh a key segmenl o[
<br />th,' t'Vtllutton (If watl'r devclopment m lh,'
<br />West. Carpenter hi the ..:hargc
<br />Other c\lllC([I,'ns III thc .ITChl\TS
<br />lIlc\ude th,' pers,mal papers of the ImTn-
<br />LOr of modern-day water nW,lsurl'nlt:nl
<br />devices, Ralph L Parshall, J wl\,'(\j(1n
<br />of hisloric gwundwJ.tcr dal,\. .JS well JS
<br />organi:::ltwnal r(TOld", from groups sm"h
<br />as the Coloradll Associatlun of (Soli)
<br />Conser\"atlOn Dlstrict.s
<br />Palt}. Remg, head archivist ItlT thc UIll-
<br />n-t"SllY's water ,md J~n..:ultural (OllCl'tlllm.
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<br />The CSU Water Resources. AtchivfJ tonr8tflS aboof 25 coIJecflOnS and more rhan 700 boxes of
<br />marenaJ me contents of '6warer collections 8rehs1erJonIlfIe al the archive's INeb SltfJ. http:))
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<br />Head Atchivrst Patty RetrJg (above) says that a select number of documents, maps and
<br />photos wilt be rJigitimJ and 8V8iktble on (he ~b stafttng in early 2005, though In.pefSOfI vistts
<br />to the archlVB contJflue to be the best 8fId 11/ mosr cases only. war to 8CCess the primary refer-
<br />ences, maps ana pIlotos /ha( help bnng a/We the history of warer and agriculruffJ in (;(Jkx1Jdo
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<br />know~ thc5o;' (.'ollectlons ,He nne of J kmd
<br />Although she J..:knowledges the UIll-
<br />\"ermy will allow hmlled access 10 some
<br />..:ollecuons untilrhey can be octler orga-
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<br />m::ed and re"lored, Retllg say'" she lS
<br />pleased the uniwfsJty is worklllg wward
<br />prll\"idlll~ public an:ess 10 alllhese impor-
<br />Ian! ,md lme-o[,a-kllld materials. r::J
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