<br />-LET.TER--_--FROM THE ED[-TOR~--
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<br />WATERMARKS:
<br />LOOKING BACK. LOOKING FORWARD
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<br />w the :\m~n..:;)n
<br />Rt'dalmm~ the
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<br />Splnl of Rt'damalwn Ed \IJT.;10n.
<br />puhhsher cmCTlLOS L'J the Hl,~h C"lO!lr\
<br />.\"1'5. c>pmes
<br />-II \L't' ..\menc.lns h.ld J hek oj ~ll~
<br />Wt'd bk"'s ,1UT dam", .md dammed OVt.'TS.
<br />.md wl'-d hk"", llur undamm...d nn:r~. .md
<br />we'd kiSS ,)UT children ,1Od rdax .mJ <.:Ul
<br />our work weeks w h' h,lurs ,1T Sl'
<br />But we d,'n't haw J hek ,)! "'t'ns.: I
<br />knll\\" I J"llt \\"c hw ,IS 11 ...lix'r tl"'.llh
<br />\l~('r; wert' sill! J! ,'UT heels. Jnd ,ldn:na-
<br />Imt' sill! (,lUTx':' mt,... ,'UT 5\'Sh'ms ,Il the
<br />sh~hlt'SI pwnx.lt[,m lndwldually Jnd .l~
<br />,j SOCll'ty Wt'TC ,lddlCtcd \,1 .1drcnahne S,l
<br />we v.,11 keep 1m chumln~
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<br />he ~pnng 15sU,' I,l /-f..,;JI"ucn mn.'s~
<br />IlgJlt's hll\\, W.lh:r U~ In Cok>r;tdl'
<br />has ;:h.m~t'd o\"l:r [hI.' ,t'Jb :\ ;en,''; of
<br />\lgnettl'S ~1\"C J ~lllnrx mtll the past.
<br />as wdl a~ I.:um:nt Jnd future I.:h.ll1t'nr::e~
<br />faled by maJl'T water u~ Si"ClOrS m the
<br />~tate - mdustry. a~nculturi:. ri:l.:rt:au.lO"
<br />en\'mmmenl. ,md mUniCIpal
<br />b.:h st"I). refiects a ht~t')I). of adap-
<br />tatIOn and l.:han~c fwm watersheds all
<br />O\.er the stolle themes 01 ~T\lwth. mn,wa-
<br />n,m. chan~mg SlXlal values and wllah.,-
<br />ratIOn. n.'llCCUr throughoul
<br />Growth prondes a stron~ undercur-
<br />rent In our fealUre un Irngatcd Jgncul.
<br />turt'" J~ we f,,{"tl~ ('n IJrmn~ In th,' -'o\lth
<br />Plauc Rtver Basin strugglmg \(l fmd .1
<br />way to ]egJll~ keep thclr gfllundwatcr
<br />wells pumpm~
<br />Changl]1~ ,,'\1,11 \,lluc.;, underplll ,Itlr
<br />(>\"CT\'lCW 01 Ihe st,ltcs n,'\\ \\-hll,'\utcr
<br />parks Thb newl~- ddmed U~ of \\,lta
<br />h~lS ra1sed ISSU,"S .,f b.)w hest 1,1 J(C,lm-
<br />m.,dJle new waler u~s_ wnhout under-
<br />r!llmng exlSll1l~ and fUlUre ne,;"ds
<br />L.."lo.lkmg al .:hanges In mdusln.l] water
<br />use through Ihe knsr ,,-,j (lll'rs Brewel)'.
<br />WI;" sel;" h,,\\ mdustnal waler supply h,b
<br />,.han~ed s1,t:llliKamly. fwOl pr,'d"Oll-
<br />nantly mdlndu.11 '".s[ems to dehwTl" b\
<br />mUmOpJII.lpS
<br />Themes oj lnllL'\",lIWn and (ollahor.1-
<br />!I,'n ,Ire pwm1nent In .'ur SlOl)" .Ioout th,"
<br />Am mas Rlwr BaSin PUllin" rec.'nt tc..,,,.
<br />blwn I,l the lest. .1 delemnn..J gwup of
<br />local stJkeh"lder~ Il'ok ad\'Jnl.1~e III thl'
<br />Slate's ncw ablhty \(l ;ll.:qUlre \Llter m~hb
<br />10 Improve stream Si"gments The results
<br />of th,'lr COl'perJtlOn \\111 ocnda seveTJl
<br />hIgh m,luntalll strt.am.:. degrJded by mm-
<br />m~lmpJi.:l5-
<br />Conslstenl throughoul .111 these sw-
<br />nc;. IS the reahty of Illl.:reaslll-= (,'mpetl-
<br />tton for hnne WJtCT re:'<.'url"eS Yet future
<br />water mJnJ~emenl wdl depend nlll Just
<br />on Ihe em"lronmentJI Jnd econ,m1lC
<br />reahues al our tlllll'S. hut on mdl\"lduJI
<br />.maudes as wdl
<br />In J Tl';,;enl sp;:t'.:h
<br />B,lT :\SS,l(liltWn IHled
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<br />'0110 BrOl';n (Pi/IE ('.e(",I"r;' c,~
<br />101' and Ch"c~ Nane>:a pause 1u"""
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<br />"V~.'le. i! ~a(awtre '-orrr 'hcnt""O
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<br />)(~ .4 Bwt.
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<br />f\,ul" Br.:mn
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<br />HEAOWATERS - SPRING 2004
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