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<br /> <br />--...,... - <br />.\. . <br /> <br />:ANGING TIMES <br /> <br /> <br />_..-.... <br />~ i,' ~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />\Vater in an arid land <br />is revered, collected, <br />anticipated, manipu- <br />lated but most of <br />all, it is used. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />III <br /> <br />:r' <br /> <br />c' <br /> <br />Hum.m water needs have shaped <br />Colorado's water te-sourC"es stnce <br />nati\"l: peoplr-s first du~ !nodt:st reser- <br />voirs into the valley noon.. <br />\V~ter use can mean many things. <br />LegaU); we f{'fer to "beneficial lJ.Se;M of <br />water. The list r.mges from the very spe- <br />Cific such as "dust suppression," to the <br />very gener.ll such as ~irrigation_" Over <br />lime, the u~'S of waler considered ben- <br />eficial h,we incfC;l.o;ed to renect changing <br />....Ki.11 ,md enmomic values. <br />In Colorado toda)~ water from rivers, <br />lak~. and groundwater wells. while it <br />stTve!< many Iwndicial u~s, is allocated <br />prcJlHmnantly 10 agriculture, mumci- <br />pahtlcs, industry ;md ('ommern', rrerr- <br />atulIl, ami the en\lronment. <br />The follnwing aTlidc<, provide snap- <br />~holS of how \I~e and appreciation of <br />walt'r is chan,l1.lIl~ O\CT tmll' <br /> <br />H <br /> <br />s <br />