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<br />Contents <br />Introduction 2 <br />Background 4 <br />Chronology 6 <br />Negotiations 8 <br />The Upper Basin II <br />The Lower Basin 16 <br />Water Marketing 20 <br />Indian Water Rights 22 <br />Environmental Issues 23 <br />Water Quality 26 <br />The Future 28 <br /> <br />The Layperson's Guide to the Colorado <br />River is prepared and distributed by the <br />Water Education Foundation as a public <br />information tool. It is part of a series of <br />guides which explore pertinent water issues <br />in an objective, easy.to.understand manner. <br /> <br />The mission of the Water Education Foun- <br />dation, an impartial, nonprofit organization, <br />is to create a better understanding of water <br />issues and help resolve water resources <br />problems through educational programs. <br /> <br />Water Education Foundation <br />717 K Street. Suite 317 <br />Sacramento, CA 95814 <br />Phone: (916) 444-6240 <br />Fax: (916) 448-7699 <br />Internet: www.watereducation.org <br /> <br /> <br />President: Henry J. Vaux Jr.. Ph.D. <br /> <br />Executive Director: Rita Schmidt Sudman <br /> <br />Editor: Sue McClurg <br /> <br />Author: S. Joshua Newcom <br /> <br />Editorial Assistance: Diana Farmer <br /> <br />Updated 2001 <br /> <br />Layout: Curtis Leipold <br /> <br />On the Cover: <br /> <br />Photo Credits: <br />Friends of the River <br />Imperial Irrigation District <br />Rita Schmidt Sudman <br />U.S. Bureau of Reclamation <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br /> <br />Copper-stained and red sandstone mountains <br />surround Copper Basin Reservoir, the start <br />of the Colorado River Aqueduct. Photo by <br />Sue McClurg <br /> <br />Map: Blue Cat Studio <br /> <br />Inset is the Colorado River Map. a 32" by 38"', <br />scaled poster produced by the Water Education <br />Foundation. Copies can be ordered by contacting <br />the Foundation. <br /> <br />ISBN: 1-893246-71-X <br />