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<br />CHANGING TIMES
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<br />LqtlsLnurt adJ"d th," lIlstrCJJn Ill,\\,
<br />to the SIJk~ list ul W.lll'T r1ghb
<br />("mlllg at J llllll' of lIll'Tl'.l......d lOl.\l
<br />,mJ n,Hllll1a] Inler,'s[ In ,'nnr(lnm,'IllJI
<br />prt11,'l'!h>n, thl' h:.~blJlurl' ;111,~\\",d th,'
<br />(o],'radll \\',ller Cl'llSlT\atllln A,'.m! III
<br />he..\lll1r th,' '1I11y l':ntll\ III the 5[,11,' Jhl,'
<br />III .ll"ljUlrl' woller n~h1S 1,)[ n,,\\'S tll rcmam
<br />In the sln:;lm f'rc'-l:ntly. Ih.' C\\'CB h,11Js
<br />lnstTeJtll now nghls ,)11 ~,)ml' t'\ 'll.'l'
<br />stream lllll,'s .lIlJ SUrrdf!S W,ilrT kn:ls In
<br />4!"tlnJllIr,d [ah'"
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<br />51::e ,']Ih.' \\.lIer nght;. the t-WeB l:<.luld
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<br />ImmmUll1 Slrl\lm n,,\\<; l'l lah. k\'l'ls
<br />D,','d,'u to pr,''>CrH' lhl' n.HUTa! ,n\"lTlln-
<br />m,'n\ hI J rl'a~ln,lhk dl'~rl'c BUI;L~ ll111e~
<br />J.l1d ';l'(l.:t~ll \J]uc.; ..:hJ.ngtJ, p,'hlll.tI
<br />pre,;"UTe Iwgan t" ""'Ul1t h'r the (\\l_1l
<br />w h;I\'t ,>.iTt:,lla lkxillllllY w d,' nwrc
<br />lh,m tilt' mmln1l,l1n tl' h.:lp r.:"t,'r.. ,mJ
<br />n:)U\-..n;\ll' Je~r,tJ,'d "HI',lm rl',ll hr.. wtth
<br />addllll>na] mfu..l,m,.. "I \1.lla
<br />rht" m,'mcntulll ,-ulmmJ.lcJ 111 ::!l\l,!
<br />\Ih,'n the Ll"gl"LlluT" p.l"",...J ~n:lll' Btll
<br />] "In, ,lllt,wmg the C\\'LB t,l ,lll'lUlre WJta
<br />n.c,ht" In ,imount~ ,lppTt'prl.lle I.' nl't
<br />l)nh- pTl"5<:T\T hilt ,11;:"'1 lmpr,l\'e Cl'I."r,lJ,l
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<br />thl.. bIll \\,1" .;lgnrJ_ thl" n\'(.. B pUI Ihl,..
<br />k~l"b!ll'n w U~ ftlT Ih.. hr,,1 Ilme In h,'lr-
<br />mg the ..\l11ma,.. RIWT Sl.1kch"ldcr... CIT"UP
<br />J..:hte\'l' \I.; w,llCbhrJ PWII'(\Wn ~llal,..
<br />r,'T mllTr Ih,m J dr,'JJl" Ihl;; II'L1l
<br />WJ!t'f;;h"J gwup hob hl'en \\','rkmg t,l
<br />llllPfL)\T .md n>wrr lh.: l-ppa :\mm.l;.
<br />Rt\"a 8,b1O m'rth ,'I QUT.mgll, \\hllh
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<br />lmpat"l;. {rl"lll mllllng ()\,'T Ihr n::,H",
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<br />INSTREAM FLOWS
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<br />Improvillg (/lId Protcctillg
<br />0111' Strc(/ms (/lId Lallcs
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<br />B. (F\I,T Srall
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<br />the grl1up C,)mmlSsllln{"d nUmeflll1S
<br />Studll;:S to ,'\'JIuat\' all soun:e" of mme-
<br />rdat,'d WJll'f qu.lhty degrJ.datll'n. .md
<br />In\"t,,ugated ways tl' rrmedJah_' thc htgh
<br />len_"j,.. 1.1 "'ppCf. :m..:. ma..:ury and lead
<br />prl'I'.llent 111 the ,If,".IS s.'ns!tl\"t. high
<br />m,'untJll1str<:J.ms
<br />EJrh .'n. Ihe "ohkr Turmd l1i.lOhweQ
<br />"f lhl' Lll\\n lJ! '>then'ln. was t,ug<:red
<br />,b ,Ine "f Ih,' hJ."tn.; I'nm;1rY <;.ourl'l'~ l'f
<br />Imnl"f,'bkd p'-,llutwn In tIll. .lcc,~rd-
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<br />tunnl'i \\";1'; I,'llnd l,l he rhl" ".;1l1~l.- w,'rst
<br />p"lItltl'( In th,' Anima" w.l1<"fsn,'d
<br />{)nll,'d thn.u~h thl' .;Id<: l.t R,'d
<br />\1,'um,llll. ""hler Tunn",! ,l,":lllllU1.H"J
<br />~l"t'I'J~,' \\".Il,'T~ fwm thl" I1UmallU,. mme
<br />shafts ,.f tilt' nl'\\' d,'fund '>,In :\ntlmll'
<br />\Im.. Thl' malll <;'I'llrn~ ,'1 thl.~ Sl.,'pag,.
<br />lutl"[ C"l1ltng Inti' thl' mtnl' \\,1:< th,'
<br />(,Irh,m Llk" 1l11l'h - J.n c,mhl'n _I,~n.:ul-
<br />tllrallrn~;llllln l,mal dl\','ntn:<:. w.lh'r Ir,lm
<br />n",.lrhy Illg Hl'rn LluIch \\"aler s"l'pm.:
<br />fr,'m !hl' dUlh \llluld bt.'\'llmC lad,'n wllh
<br />m"t.Il.. jr,'m Ih.. mm.: Jccumubte m th,'
<br />tunnel. .ll1d th,'n dl.-.char~t' 111!<' ',.nh
<br />\ltntrJ.l Lrl'ck ~1~Illf1l,lIltly Il1de;l~ll1~
<br />ll~ l'1'ncenlT;l!l<'rb ,11 k.id ,llummum, .md
<br />l'l1pptr w k\"....I" detrlment;l] Itl hsh and
<br />,IQU.lIl, lIfe
<br />l.,'n<;.!TUn"d In Ih,' 1951)", CHi'l,,"
<br />Like DIl,h dl\"<"fted w.ller lrom thl' ..:oId
<br />sn,lwmeh fi"\\,, of Blo.: H,lrn (;ulch J.nd
<br />tranSp,'Tt,'j th,'''" \lJ.!t'b "omt> I::!5
<br />mtll''' t" thl' l'n..:<.'rnp;lh~r,' Rl\'eT It"
<br />prlmary pUrr,l""" W,IS ll1 suprh' Irng,lltl'n
<br />\1.ller d,'wnstrc;l1ll !I' J J":"n \I,'ntro,..'
<br />L,luntl'I,1Tmer..
<br />L.",kll1~ Illr \\a\-.; to mltl~.lte the
<br />!("hleT Tunnd dr,lmJ,':" keep \\'_1I<:r tntlll"
<br />L'pper-\nllll,b Rl\l'r R.blll. Jnd tmpr,lW
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<br />waler quallt} 111 \lmer,ll Crrek .lIld d",^T1-
<br />str...alll m th... Am mas R1Wr. the Ammas
<br />Rl\'t'r <.takehpJda:> lkg,ll1 !:;<:archll1g fOT
<br />l')11prrJlJ\e ""llllll)nS wah olh"T regll'nal
<br />W,lInT1l;IIlJ;.:,'m,'nt"f~,ll1l:atl'lOs
<br />'rmm thl' tltn.. :\RSG \\'.1;' formed. \W
<br />\\Jnted (0 lIl\.lhc dt\<"fsc ~WllpS frllm
<br />Ihe communlty a.nd c'lc,l[1 up th,' .:"nllna~
<br />Rlwr B.ISlTl lln J 1(l\.Jllcwl wlthout 1Iller-
<br />H'nlll'TI ITt'm th,' r...da;ll g.<'\'\'mmt.'"nt.
<br />~Il.. 5Im~l!l
<br />\\'llrkmg wah this ml;.;.It1n 111 mmJ,
<br />:\R."(;. 1Il t:(l,'pa:ltll't1 \nth the ~,m Ju.m
<br />R,'S.'.lUT,',' Clln,.cT\',ltwn and DnTbpmrnt
<br />1.,'uno1. lumped at the chJ.nce h' pur-
<br />Ch;l,,(" thl' L.lrb'll1 LJkc Dltlh \1J.ta nghb
<br />1m fu\uTe lIlstrl";l1n nl'll pr,'tntJ,)[1
<br />Wllh ,I ~'5ll.l),)Q F.n\'lmnmental
<br />Pr.'t,'..:thll1 :\gcncy ',lO-P,'lnt '>,'ur,e
<br />GrJIll thl" CI'uncl1. with Iq:.11 ",'T\'KC"
<br />d,ll1.ll<'d h\ thr ::-"UI!l\Ws!an \\';lleT
<br />L,m,.cn';1tll)Jl Dlstnct purchased th...
<br />l"nnre \\',It':T n;;hl .11 the Cublln Llk.'
<br />DltLh - ",-,tnl' 15 c'UbIC.f"...t-ptT-.....("t'nJ
<br />CIne "j the m.>,;t Imp,1nJnl r<'tenll.ll
<br />ftl<lJhk...:h t" tht rWJ"'t'\ \o\-a1> grtllng th<:
<br />Cubon Llk,' Dach Irng,II,'rs to J.gn:e
<br />t" 1>dl th,'lr \o\,Ill"T Lut"klly. .1Ccordmg III
<br />~lm,'n. the \1,1mro..e brmers were wl1hn~
<br />!P "...lllh,.IT WJh:r nghb Il<:uux' RIdgway
<br />Rl'XTH'H, I,'c;ltrd d.';;..:r [(l h(,II1.... had
<br />pf<lwd ,lhk ll' supply the IJrmas \l11h
<br />Jdl"Ljuale \\ater
<br />,:"ller th,' CITh,'n Llk,' Du..:h WJ!er
<br />nght WJS J,qulr..d II WJS thl'n d,'tl,ltcd It'
<br />!he C\\"(:B"s ~tr",lm .md Like PfllICCllL'l1
<br />Pr,'~r,lm. ;ll1d \S n,'ll J\\'Jltllle, ""ata coun
<br />.1ppw\"al k'r ll.. ch,m,e,.: "I USt' fwm a~n-
<br />..:uhure Il' m"tfl"J.ffi n,,\\'~
<br />LTUll,11 Il1 !he d,'.ll W,I~ tnl' ~!;It{s
<br />.1hllll~ t,l .Id.lulfe ,ill th<, water a\'all.lbk
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<br />COLOF:<ADO F'"OUNDATlDN F'"OF:< W':"TEI';! EDUCATION
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