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<br />:\ n':~ollal...d dl'"lr...... enter...d In Coll'rado
<br />wall'"r C\'un for the RIO Grande BJ.sm.
<br />rCl'll.~mz;:s L' S h'rl'st ~n'l.:e ng,hb Thc
<br />S,>ulhem LlC and LIC \I,'unt;un UIC Tnbes
<br />~ukd thclT icdnal n.'st'"f"\"cd WJ.lt'T nghls
<br />cLurns In n::mrn !'-1T !he: Amma".I.<1 PlaIa
<br />Projl'"d. whICh IS n,'W undn lllnsln.lLll"n
<br />hy Iho: L :' Burl';1U III Ro:d,lmal1\ln
<br />Currently. .1 prclI.",'dmg tll d..tl'nmnc
<br />thl' amlltmt 01 tht. Tt",c:n-..d water nf-h! IN
<br />tht' BLK.k Gn}",'n Ilf the C.unm'>lm :'\,lltlln;ll
<br />I'ark l~ rendmg III rl'~\1nal waIn lllUn
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<br />Environmental Protection
<br />Th,' 19lh ll'nlUr)""" pw-dl'\'dllpment
<br />p(l!tnes tlf lhl' st.lle .mL! ft'daal ,;owrn-
<br />mCnls had (onSl.'quences ltt.:k Ih...n. Ihe
<br />h.,..IU!y ;lnd nalural r...sourc...s III CI,lllrado
<br />musI h,\\(' "<.'cm...d m...xhaustlhk, and lh...
<br />nCt.d III \IS\.' Ihem Stl pr...ssmg
<br />By th... ell'SC 1,1 lho: 191h ,emury.
<br />n.lll,m.lI ,11ld S!ak' a~cndas h.'~iUl III shdl
<br />from uml1l11g,:ul'd liSt. III nalural rl's\'urces
<br />1<' pTllgre<.sl\"<;' ll'nSl.'r\"ath'll AS.I n...suh
<br />rr',,",ld,.nt Tnldy RO<.'x'\'dt ,md hl<. 1m.
<br />eSler. (;tftl'rd PIIl(hlll, rushl'" III pWlec\
<br />th(' !11T('S\<.'d lands {rl'm lmpad~ C;lll~d
<br />hy Unlllt1lnlllo:J Ilmha hJrwsttng. hl'!l1t'.
<br />slt'admg, and 1'lht'T u"'-.'s \111Te than l-I
<br />milhlm ,Krcs ,-,f nalllm;ll fllT"'~1 l.md ...X1S!S
<br />1I1 Col<"TiJdn wJay .lIld wllhm thaI 1ll'.lTly
<br />-1 IllI11h'll a~'TI'~ III d"'Sl~n.lt.....d wlldl'me~~
<br />LTcal1l'l1 <.ll Ih... n,m\'lla! I<.'r~'~b 11ll'
<br />nally cau~d alarm 1I1 Cnl<.'r.ld" OCC:lU:'{'
<br />many re'-CT\"\llrs .1Ild dllCh.....s c:>;\Sll'd
<br />wlIhlll Ih..... fl'rest du... w Inl' .";lrlta 1.1\\S
<br />thai alll,wed l:lltr;lIl(t' I'n pub!tc \;lIld~
<br />f<.lT w,lter Jlwr~111n. ~1,'r,l~l'. ,1IlJ ddiwry
<br />systems Pr",sldl'l1t R,lo,lsc\"ch (ll[WlIl(t'd
<br />bm1l'rs ,!ill! Ulles lhal fl'I"(',,1 pn'tl'':llr'n
<br />WJS Implll1.mt It' wal.....T pwJuCIl<"Il.
<br />TI' alll'\"la!..... (,)I1cern Ih,lt <.:T(';ll1l'n III
<br />Iht. fl~r('...l rC<.('T\es would t'bstmd Int'
<br />Im-~'~In~ lI""... .md JC\"dllrm...m (,i wala
<br />r.....s"ul'("(.s on the 1l;llIollal !llrc...ts Ih" 1l"\J;
<br />for.....sl OT~am( .-\d cllma1l1cd a pT\lnsl<.lIl
<br />rT(,S<..""T\'1I1~ fedeT,lllaw ,md 1,'Tt'~1 rules ,mJ
<br />.lls..:> 'l~ln~ Ih:ll ~Ial..... \I,lla la\\ w~'uld
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<br />Interstate and Federal Law
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<br />By rile close oj the 19t11 CCltlIUY, national and stale
<br />agcnda.'i began to shiJt Jrom unmitigated Ilse oj 'lCllural
<br />resouru','i to progressive conservatioll. As a resull.,.morc
<br />thall 14 million (Jcrcs oj national Jon'sl land ('xists in
<br />Colorculo loday,
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<br />(<.>l1t1l1I1C III apply W WJ.Il"T n~hb <.In Ihe
<br />11,1II1ln,11 tl'Te~t~
<br />By Ih.. mid. I t.lN1s. IOl) \......lr5 Ilf Lntto:d
<br />'Iat...:o. poht'Y 1J.Y\lOn~ W;Ul'r d.....w]('pm'.m
<br />\\a;; bo.'~nmtng 1(1 shih 10 mclude enn.
<br />n'nm,'lllal PWlt'dll'n and pTe""rVJllOn
<br />1.<1\\5 su..:h a... Ih... \\'lldernl's.s ,-\d. :'\a\l\lnal
<br />En\"lnmml'm,ll I\,h(y ..kl. ck;1Il \\"J.I('[
<br />.-\.:1. EnJ.mgcrcd 'p,'lle... ..\cl. ,1nd f,'dadl
<br />LmJ rl'hcy ,md \I.mag,'mem :\Cllmp...1St..J
<br />r.....~ul,lll'l). (I'n...lr:llnb ~m Ih..... <':llll~lru(III'n
<br />"I 11('\\ W,l\<.'T prl11.....d5
<br />Th.....~ l.lws h.w,' ~r...aily t'xpandcd nn.
<br />:...n partlClp;llIl>1l 1Il warer d"'(,"lSlt'n.maklll~
<br />rr('":t'ssc..'s ,,, sl,L:l1lfl(;111t .1\:llIln afk(lm~
<br />the cn\1Tllnmcnt em ~\l fl'n\;lfd wllhl1llt
<br />tht' (lpp.~I1Uml\' Il'r ('"lll:('IlS III ('"Ilmm...m
<br />In turn thl<. has push.....d ("lor,ld" d('(I-
<br />Sll'l1.mJ[.;cr;; III .....xamlll(' allCm,U1\"e~ II'
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