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<br />-LET.TER--_--FROM THE ED[-TOR~-- <br /> <br />WATERMARKS: <br />LOOKING BACK. LOOKING FORWARD <br /> <br />w the :\m~n..:;)n <br />Rt'dalmm~ the <br /> <br /> <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~ <br /> <br />~ <br />, <br /> <br /> <br />I~ <br />~ <br />, <br />~ <br /> <br />'E- <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 <br /> <br />'0110 BrOl';n (Pi/IE ('.e(",I"r;' c,~ <br />101' and Ch"c~ Nane>:a pause 1u""" <br />:I'1liyFl?brU'Jr, D!'lcto shom 0" <br />"V~.'le. i! ~a(awtre '-orrr 'hcnt""O <br />....,~J svggesl'-~;! we \1Or 0"e1 bv l"e <br />-H,]> ;0' So ,'~, <br /> <br />)(~ .4 Bwt. <br /> <br />f\,ul" Br.:mn <br />fdit,,, l,nJ E\t"dlll\f Dlr(((('1 <br /> <br />HEAOWATERS - SPRING 2004 <br />