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<br />"From a water rights development and a water operations standpoint, we had the ability to
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<br />continue full production throughout the worst drought in lOO years."
<br />- Man Cook, Manager o(WOler Resources Operotlons, Coors Brewing
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<br />Th<: n1lllpJn\ .11..,1 purdl.hl.J p'~tl'n-
<br />\tal n:..nHllr "Itt'~ lh'lll ~rd\d 1ll1lll'~
<br />Jhm~ Ckar Cn'ek It.. hr..! rl'~l'f\,)n"
<br />werl' (Olh!nltll,J 111 till' ('arly 14,0.., III
<br />till' Ile,' Jl'ladt'. CI'llr.. \\ollld Ihell ~,l
<br />llll \(l nm..lnlCI ;1 1,)tJI <,I fi\l' rl'~en nil"
<br />Ihat InJ;l\ call q,'re ..onlt' H.llOn a~'H'-II,,'1
<br />of \\aler
<br />~Tll.I(" II h,\! m,lkl'" (ol)r.. unll\Ul'
<br />.11l1l1llg hre\\nll'~. ".1\'" :".l'll J,lquel
<br />Cnl'r~ dITe<:I,.r nt "'.lll'T n'''l'UT(e'' and
<br />ft';11 <:..1,11,' nl1thn lllaJ<>r hr('\\ <:[ll''> like
<br />.-\Ilht'u"n-Bll~dl III h'rl Colhn~ ,lfId
<br />111,"'1 II1l~'fI,hTnH'T1l'''. th", I-M"I,'alh hu\
<br />a tap Irom till' (It\ The\' hnng Ih.' \\,lll'T
<br />Ill. rl'mn\,' thc chl(lTlne, .mJ tlll'\ nlitkl'
<br />1'lt'l"T (lUI ,11 It
<br />BUI tll,'\ (crt,unh dpn-' u"uillh wl'rn
<br />.d1-\)lll \\;Ill'r T1~h,.. IhJt \\,1" the Ikl"l~hlT1
<br />(,)nr~ mad,' m Illl' 145(',,_ tlMI \\,' \\TTe
<br />~'llng t\l nmtwl (ItH "wn fall' III h'TI1I~ ()f
<br />\\Jln ngh,~ Thal~ \\ h, \H.'Tl' "lllln~ h(,w
<br />t,llklllg III \,lU I<lll,l\, \tT..u.. \tlll t,llklfl~
<br />III ..omd....llh tWill the ril\ t.f C"lldl'n ,IT
<br />Ol'Il\CT ,1!xIUI ,'1lT \\,un ..upph
<br />T,l nTl'\\ oceT. L,l(lT" UITH.nth pump"
<br />"".m,' 3.5 (utm: reCI pn ",'u>nd (If .lllll-
<br />\'!al gTllund\I,un ea(h d;l\ (Win numer-
<br />(lU" Cll',1f Crcd, \-.llIn ~pT11l,g" ~urf;\l'l'
<br />waIn from (kar (reck I" dl\erted ,It
<br />arollnd 13-] ') d.. daih ItH pT<'t~.~~tng
<br />requiremcllI" "u(h .h maIling n,lfln ,mJ
<br />p(1\\er ~l'n,'r,ltll'll \\-.II,'r f"r e\,lpl'r;l-
<br />1l\C" coolln,,- em di\l'fl a~ lllUlh ,I~ ,l)
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<br />gT')uIlJ wala C,l"r.. pUlllP" or di\'ert"
<br />I.. Tl'tUrtwJ hI Ckar (rn'k .h 1T1';llt.J
<br />\\ J~t,>\\ ateL lilt' diffl'Tl'Ih.'l' hl'1wl'rn
<br />\\ h;\1 I~ n'lll<l\'cd ;JnJ what i.. r,'llIrned.
<br />;11~,1 kn,'wn ,h ktkpkl1<lll", mu..t h,'
<br />n.turned..r ".IIIp.melllcd-- IP Clear Creek
<br />;Kn'rdmg 10 ~I;\h' J..\\
<br />.\ugmelll;lllon pbll~ are ,I lIul,.r
<br />furu., (I'r CU~'T~ \\;lln Tl'..(IUKl'~ ..1.1f(
<br />tha Ihl'l.l~t 3t) \e;lh,lhe Hlmp,11l\ h....
<br />l"'lllhll'lnt n,lt'n,,1\'l' l'ngllll'ajn~ ~tud-
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<br />tt.. .1l1~1lI~'lll,l\t(ln pl.Hh lhT<lllgh thl'
<br />\\,Itl'( (('Uft tkrrl'l' pr'lll..... Like ,In~
<br />IIIIUM wal,'f rtgll1 h"ld,'r tllJt pump..
<br />"halhl\\ gfllundw,lll'T h\'JT<~]'I~lcllh
<br />nlntll'\1,'d t" the nl',uh\ ''In'Mll t .-'or..
<br />l~ h'yulTnJ II' ,1tl~mel1l lrqlLi(e hi th,'
<br />~ln'.Il\l lfl'lll ...,me ,'Ih\'l "l'ur(r) th,'
<br />.I!nount ,.f \\.un II ,lrlt1,llh CtHhUIIIl'"
<br />CUff('nth. Cl),\T.. ha~ 1\\'<) all~ll1enUIlOn
<br />pl,lll" III 1'1.1,,' with ,I thIrd I'l'ndlll~
<br />Rrl'l.lll'llh'nt wall'r gl'Ill'r.Ilh U)llle"
<br />1T<1l1l ~llrl;lll' w.un f1,~ht" l'urrh;heJ
<br />II\er thl' \l';\T", lwrn ITl',lled Jhlhar~c"
<br />,IT Irnm Jnd'll'l'J "atn f1ghl~
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<br />d,l\ rll Ill<'llltnr u'll1ph.1f\cc. ,'n .1 dati\'
<br />h;I"I~ e(','r.. rq1-\ln" II.. dl\'er-.l,'n~. return
<br />n..\\ ~ ,II1J JUglllt.:nl,UI'lIl" I" Ihl' 1,1l';ll
<br />\\,Un C"mml....wnn anJ "'tale [n~mrcr,
<br />;lIld thl~ JJI,I Ihen h.."")1ll,'" pan 01 lhl'
<br />puhhr Tl'n.rd rhe n)l11p.m\ 1ll.Il1Jgl'~ I"
<br />d" ,lllllllhl" with three lull-lIm\' l'mrl,1\'.
<br />~'e" .md fpur w,lta ..up.:rintl'ndfll1" ,mJ
<br />du,h mln~ wh(, fIl,mlh\' hl';ld~.l\l'"
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<br />HEADWATE""S - SPRING 2DD~
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<br />BUI the CIIl''''' "".,telTl JnJ year~ l)l
<br />rbnllln~ Wl'Te PUI \(l tht' 1,'..1 dunn~ lhe
<br />xH.f{. dHlu~ht \lilT 01 1001. ,b nO\\~ III
<br />Clear Creek dnll'p.:d t~, ..onll' (,I till' ]ll\\l,..1
<br />lewl.. l"\l'T [('(orrlnJ ,\rnmling w the peo-
<br />rle "ht' Tall IJlt' "Y"ll'mltk,' \1.1t1 C,l,)k.md
<br />",'n \aught II \\;1" ,I ddlllltlg l11"lIll'nt
<br />,\1] Ihl' ft>T""lghl th;11 \\'i1h.11I1 Co,,,,,
<br />..tMll'd "ad, 1f\ thl' Il:))l,l.. W,h pu, (<Ilh,'
<br />tr..t \nd II w(l[\..cd_ Ih.1I \\;1.. Ihe ~reat.
<br />e~' thl1lg hl'lll a \\dtn nghl~ J,'\d(lP-
<br />l1lenl ,lIld .1 ".Iln "p,'r;lIl1"h ..t.ll1dl'"inl.
<br />I\l' h<l.J ,hI' .Ihlll\\ I" 1',)nll1l11l' lull pm.
<br />JUdl'llllhTollgh"lltthe \\ ,,,..I dWllghtlll
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<br />(00'" \\ ;ltn 1Il;1t1;l~nll\'lIl ..\-..Il'm
<br />I" Ill<' ell1hodl1l1<'nl ,ll ",llll{' tlut'e gcn.
<br />t'f;l1h'n~ ,,1 l'Il'lll pl.\f\lIl1lg IllT ~nl"lh,
<br />hlldJlll~ \\Jll'r ~llH.lgt'. ,IIlJ l:n..unn~
<br />,'omph,mc,' \\ nh ~\;lIl' 1;1\\
<br />(]I\en Ihe ~I:C of ll.~ \\.ltcr right.. hold-
<br />Illg... \\h;H m,lk,,~ (.ll"T" l''lten''l\,' \\Jll"
<br />..lOr.l~\' .Il1J J.-Il\',." ~y~I"lIl unu..ual
<br />- III nlfltr,l..t t,l mUl1111pal <l.nJ Run'au
<br />,.1 Rcd.mull'lfI I'HlJ\'(h. illT ,"Jmrk - j..
<br />111;11 fltl puhlit" fund.. .m' ItlH,lwJ,
<br />t1,1\\t'\t'L 111 tenn~ <.f mdu..ln.11 \\.lIn
<br />U"-t.' lhJlIl'Th~e~ I,,, thl' IUluTe ],Iquet ({'n.
<br />.:ed,',." -\\'c-relflthe<.;:mwh..',lI,l.'>l'\'e["\llfll'
<br />.-I....' \\c .Ul' ,I\\'are of the rllxklllg ,'nln llf
<br />\\Jtl'r m~ht.., ,md \\lore n(.t num,,".:r ,me
<br />RUI I Ihmk 11-\"'PI.- III ,h.. ~!.lle .Ir,' prell\"
<br />nuture In ll:nn.. III rl'<l.lt:llljo!. n'll fan't takc
<br />,I\\a\' \\ala nght.. IT,lm lIldll,,'T\ \\l1h,lUt
<br />~1~llIh...lIllh' 1l11P.lltlflg the Jl,h.. (,r lhllU-
<br />"-lnJ~ <If l'Tllpl'lWe" hoth .11 C.Xll~ and uUT
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