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<br />Lnder thl' old st,nute,;, the l:\\"CB ((luld
<br />t>nly Jll,{Ulrl' the mmmmm ~\mllUnl ,)j
<br />water nele"",lry l,' 1'rC5>I;"r\"o,: the nalural
<br />ennronment ,\,~\\, glwn the aJded fkx.
<br />InllllY pronded m ,,6 15(1. Ihe C\\'CB
<br />wac:, able W aLqUlre .lddlll'ln.l1 W;ller to
<br />Impww n,~ws bendlllng waler qualllY
<br />Jnd tne m'erJl! health oj Ihe stream
<br />"\\'llhout:;B 1 5t1 11lGlI ~rollp,; (l)uIJ
<br />have dllna!ed all theu wJln rights bUI
<br />the C\\'(8 ruuld nlll han: USl.J the
<br />t'nlne 15 (I.. Il' pr,.teLl and Impwve the
<br />natur;ll en\lwnment ,.md w,ltn qu,ll-
<br />It)" III lhe \hner;\] Creek ~.IY" Anne
<br />),lnILkl, (\\'CH "...'lI:nllsl .Ind WJ!er
<br />aLquisltl'ln (,>,lrdlnawr
<br />As ,I nUlla tll nlllbe, when w~lla I"
<br />dtln~l!ed 10 th...' "IJtl'S Irblft';lm fltlW pro-
<br />gram. Ihl' DI\'I~llm ()j \\'l]dllle applies ;1
<br />standard meth('Ilh'l,)~' ,cllkd the R,2
<br />Crt>ss \klhod\ [<) ,klemllnt' h,)\, mu..:h
<br />w.lIn IS nct'Jed to "pre'><.'rw the nalur;ll
<br />emlr,'nmenl' In thl' (ase ()f \lmeral
<br />Cret'!.:. lhlo; wa;;, delcrmHleU to he betwel'n
<br />1 j .md (l r. ds l'nder the old 1<1\\, the
<br />C\\'CB would haw had w relmqUlsh th('
<br />l'Xll'''S walt'[ rl~h[,;, and wnuld IWl h.I\'e
<br />m:en ,Ihll' hI pro\"ld,' addltl'lnJI waler I,'
<br />lhlo; dcgradd reaLh l)j stream
<br />Onu' th,' watl'r W,b J,'n,lteJ w thl'
<br />C\\'CB, th,' Amm,\,; Slakeh,.]Jas bt:t!.;m
<br />nlll('~llal fcslllf.1l1,'n of lhl' dllLh .mJ
<br />surrllllndw~ .Hl'a,; rl1l'lr hr:<.l la~k \\as
<br />to retnl'\"C tht' dUlh, ,mJ put ml",ISUfl'o;
<br />III pLll'''': \<1 numrnl:l' lhl' Jrntlum of \\JIl'r
<br />th.u n.uld mhltr;tl,' m1<1 th,' '>an .\nil.ml<'
<br />\lwl' Thrl'll~hllUl lhl' nnt ~I:>; m(lnth~,
<br />:\RSG also rl'ml)\nl lhl" Jlwr~lon ~tnll:-
<br />
<br />ture .:m BIg ~h)m Gukh and graded o\'er
<br />lhl' du(h, hnally rl'(J.llmm~ the expo~d
<br />.Hea WIth nall\'c \'cgctallon II lhen
<br />plu~t"d- Ihl' Kllhkr Tunnel \0 swp Jny
<br />further dIscharges h) \lmcr,ll Creek
<br />By dmllnallng lhe hIghly polluted
<br />dl~hJr~c~ (wm }\,)hler Tunnel. SImon
<br />;,Jys the group eXpcCls ;J 50 pacenl
<br />redUdll'O m metal concentL.HWnS III
<br />\I1Oaal Creek And thiS should go a
<br />1,.n,L: way t<. Impr,'\'mg WJ.tl;'r quality not
<br />'>nly m 'liner;\] Crt'ek. hut funha down~
<br />streJm In the Am mas RI\"Cr ,b wdl In
<br />JJdl!lon. the I j ds prc\"lously dwated
<br />w thl' LncompJhgre \'alley wll] now ,;tay
<br />In the Amm,\~ Ibsw, further helpmg to
<br />Impro\'l' wain qu,lllly and n:~lt.rt: the
<br />n.Hural lunllll>n l\f thl' w;\tershl'd In
<br />the luture. :\R.;,G alsl' piano; II) slOt'k thl'
<br />cret:k wllh na11\"C ~feenbaLk cUllhroat
<br />trolll JS p,Ht ,)1 ItS plans to eSlanhsh J
<br />su,;talll;thk fishery III lhe :-':,>rIh FlHk of
<br />\hncral Creek
<br />Fl)lIowmg the SUClCS~ 01 the AnllnJ.s
<br />mstrcam Ilow llllllall\'i.", the C\\'(.B h3s
<br />rtT...'I\'l'J x\'aa[ pwposals 10 Impr,l\'e
<br />~lrt:J.m sq~menls 10 lhl" ColoraJ" anJ
<br />Y;llnpa n\"Cr bJsms. among othas In
<br />adJlIwn, II IS currl'ntly workmg \nlh Ihe
<br />Cl)I,.raJ,. \\-~ller Tm,;1 ,10 mdqJl'ndt'nt
<br />n<>n.prohl. Il' nq~l'll;Jtl' d,lO,lIll)n of \\Jtl'r
<br />n~hts lh.lt wl'lIlJ Impf,)\'<.' lhe natur,ll
<br />l'm'lrllnml'nt "f lhl' Blul' RI\Tr dram,
<br />Jgl' Cl'':lpt'r:ltmg \\"\lh lilt' L ~ Fish ,md
<br />\\'lldllk Sernn' J.nd Ih...' L S Bureau 1)(
<br />Rl'(bm;ll 1110 , lhl' C\\'C6 I" .1]S() e\';J]UJlll1~
<br />hl)\\ lhb n\'\\ lmllal,\'<." em be u~d With
<br />l'ndan~t'feJ hsh n'clway rrl'~rJ.rns 0
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<br />HEADWATERS - SPRING 2004
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<br />"Without [this recent legis la-
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<br />tion]. local groups could have
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<br />donated larger water rights, but
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<br />the CWCB wouldn't necessarily
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<br />have been able to acquire the
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<br />entire donation to help improve
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<br />the natural environment"
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<br />- Anne JanickI, eWeB
<br />SCIentIst and waler
<br />acqUIsItIon coordrnator
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<br />'Ie- ml/P e;'orTS 'ed by [fOe A,",mas RIve,
<br />St',:...e~( ders Gl'o>JP, merc',IGOe" ....ate' ;''l)m '-.e
<br />SlIf1 ,l."r' M >e p. ,e-, ,., ,~,,; reddlS/' POnd
<br />c.e'-,'e, 1'5'''-'' 10. ~~ ,"<on" 'or. 0:' M'''eral
<br />c~~ Jno.<e!.l.~'{T"gn('.Oe-;c,sla:IO"oassE'{]",
<br />l()l..: CD 5~'~<eh, ''1er$ 1or>C€'d ~,'lE' el'l{:'E''''o.
<br />'e' ;;...: .~.~..,.., ~~, '!;'(;.'mg ,mgat>on d.lu> ','
<br />''ll' ':<J,e'~ SL't'OT"" ~<:~e P'O~ec!fCm PltIgtOf'"
<br />....,:h :.... .ev ~ gor.e, VJr><,: 'E'OaIme4
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<br />C'" """'e ....c~e' :'It> ere",... ~u'eho':1ers G'f'
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<br />no... ~')~"".. .-;.. t>f''::e"r -e<::liJC(,t)(1 'n me~,
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