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<br />C"I('r:1&m~ n;l\"<> hl~ll'n~'al1y mct Ih\'IT mum'lpal ~toWlh
<br />n<-nis ,mu ,;,Jlved tnt' rfl)hkl1l~ III Une\Cn dblnhullO[l ,,1 POPU-
<br />!allt'n .mJ WJlt'T by uln;.;trla:!ln.: nC\\ ,'n-~trt:,lm T('saVlllr" ;md
<br />tLl!l~-l1l\..1Um.1Hl \\;\ler dl\lTSII1f1,- It' the h,'nl R..mg\.> llcnn:rs
<br />Dilbn R,'SI'n\llf c"t:mpldlt:~ tht,- JpphlJ..:h. ,1,. J"L'.. Lok'rad"
<br />Spnn~s .mJ :-\llr,'r,t's fk'mcst.lkc RtC:><.'fn'ir
<br />\\'rnd:- G.l1't--lh.. Lbl nMltlT trans-ll10unt,lm pr,ll,'d--.,:.lmlo
<br />.m line In 1'11"'} Ie \ors ,dlt:r "m..:cptlOn Lata pr,'pl';"Jls
<br />fk'undoanl llnd,'T prcssuT" helm CI1\lr,,'nmcnt.ll IntrTest,. ,m.!
<br />the (ummUnllll'5 th;ll s!(l.Jd II) I"s<: tht:lr \\,lln rr:\ \c1li'l'u
<br />TWl> F,lrks R,"'..:nt)lT 10 \4'hl l -'ppthllltlll lwm \\.llcN-hcd:::.
<br />WIWTi' W.ll,'T supplil's \\<'uld ,lnglllah: l'<ll1l111\mly rderrl'd tl'
<br />~l~ -h,I~Hh-~11'llr1;::1n, ddt'"J.lt'"d t'xr<m~ rrnr'l~d hy .\mrTl\'.lll
<br />\\'<lIl'T rkve10[1mrm lnc (r.'m Ihl' ....Jll Llll~ \'"Hey In lye)"; and
<br />by Ar.lp.lh"l' County tn'n1 In..: CUnlll~'n Rin:r In lyQ'j. Jnd
<br />J.~,11ll III 21'(\tl In w.ttl'r ..:nuTI Eilg!t: C.ll1n!\' ,~wr~d the pr.'.
<br />po~'l'd Hl'nk'~I,lke 111-k",,'r\,<1Ir u~lng ~ulr-gr,lflteJ llHl I.-.,:Jl
<br />bnd.u,.r ,1Utlll'TllY In Ih..: l':lUlh
<br />lkgll1nmg 111 the l'I')O~, LL1k'r,ld" db", b~'g,m 1,1 meet the
<br />dem,lmb il! gn'wlh h;. re.llk'l.',lll!ll; ,1~nl.'UI\Urill w,lt.::r I.' mllnlL'l-
<br />pat u,..,' Irngated J..:rl',1t:e m the :\rkans;,l~ Rm:~r ~kNn ul'dmnj
<br />fwm (wcr ol)lHkll' Jdr,. In 19')\.l It) 11:,.:;, thiln 435,l\.ll' .1Lr~",
<br />wda;., .1 2" p('ra'n! lo~~ III "'Il' war,. :\ ~imlbr trl'!l(l b- r\'lJenl In
<br />thi;' UJ\\'t'T ...."lith PlaUl' Rln::r B;hln, when~ .l\;TI..:ul!ur.ll tl) munK-
<br />ipal WJter n~ht ~'han.".,~ t.ll,lkd (>'5 } \'\\1 ,lLre-krt fr..1111 !47-1
<br />Ihrou~h lqyj ~lunIClr;11 ,md Indu~tnal u~rs n\l\\ ,lwn ,'wr I..kl
<br />p.:rcen! l11 TI\'1n Like'" em,ll and R('.;,;T'\',)l! C~ltnp,lIlY ~hare~ .lnd
<br />appl"\lXllTIalely til' 11':r\.'cnt ,.1 l:olor,ldll-Bli!, Th(1mr~'ln Ulllt,. t\\'J
<br />oj C~,I(1radll:S brg("'l tran"-lllOlllll;llll lrngatlon pmle\.l~ Thcs<"
<br />lr<;"nd~ npt only I..,'nunu\: lhe~ appear lel b..: ,1,,:u'!erJIlllg
<br />However. tr;ldtl1l'n,11 ,1pprllJ..:hc,. to ~urplym~ WJI,'r lor
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<br />p'l\lth (,hc'n h,ld ulllmtlle,1teJ rLUlll1mlC ,!Ild cn\"lrllnmcnIJl
<br />(('nscqth:n(c<, rl;tn~fl'Tnn~ lrng,ltlllTl w,uer 10 (lllL'S "ftl'n led
<br />[(1 dnt"d up !;Un1" ;md r,Ulch6 wn-rJ .1I1d dU,.l prelblems, .md
<br />dt:L'lmmg ;lgm:ultuf,ll Lommunll16 OrJway. f,11 t'x,lmpk--a
<br />.lllce-thrlvlng, ;lgn..'uhurJI lxnt,'r-I~ 11<'\\ lllC>Te remlnlscrnt of
<br />eh,',,! t,lWn,. alter the gold ru~h
<br />Hhtc,nL (>n-Slrl'.un d'ltIb JnJ tr,;ns-nlllunlJIIl t.hverston~ han-
<br />;1\""" hold mIxed effed~ on taunsm Jnd rent'JlI,lIl, an S~5 bl1-
<br />h,m mdu~lry rhl' Ll'I)2 dTl1u~hl dlustratt'"s thIS The ,-\rkansa~
<br />Ihwr norm:llly h"Sb the' most (ommerClal faftlllg ,bys m the
<br />natwn. III ners... "f 2'1L1.l'll)L1 f.,tung d.lY<' p<-'f year This fell by
<br />allll,l,.1 h;l!f dunn~ the' I"w m','r !lows 01 2l\l'2 Sllllu!talln:l\.bly.
<br />(l1mmaual r;llllll);!: d,IP ..n thl' Col...>raJo Rlwr ,gr,'w 50 palen!
<br />b..'l,1U~t' ......niM d,lWn,.tre.lnl w,lter n~hb supp(>ned by UpSlre;lm
<br />~lOragt' kepf the \,atl'r Ilowlll,,; Bec.lUse popular recreatlOn,l!
<br />~Itl's hke Dllhlll. Rurdl. Jnd TtlT4U,'I"c lakrs n;15llll P,ifllll m(T[
<br />mUllll.'lp.1l \\JI~'r ncnb they expcnence low water 1('\'(']s wh;:n
<br />('xport,. to the Frollt Range ,He Jt thnr nLI'\lmum Although
<br />..:onstruLt;:d a~ I\alcr supply r(,~r\'<llr~, Ihl' public 15 olten both
<br />linaw,uc ,md unllller('~ted III tht~ !';ll.t Jnd '-<.'es th,'m pnm,m!y
<br />,l~ rccreJtwnal amt'"lllllt'!>
<br />Low flow,. can harm aqu.ltll. ('..:\'sy<,tem~ J~ well for example.
<br />p,'ptllar f1~hcne" on Ihe "lluth Plaut' ,-\rk.IOSJs .1Ild frYlIl/!,pan
<br />l'xpenem:e dlmmished nO\~5 IfI')nl mUlllLlpal dlWrSh)1l5 W
<br />~rw the fwnt R.lll~e. ahh,'ugh the~' :>amI' nyers ~1\S\) benefl!
<br />fr\llll waler relc;l-.eJ from re,..::n:olrs cnnslruCledm part to meet
<br />mUnKlpJI n,'rds A 11)1.12 poll h\' the Colorado Water Tru~t 01
<br />5t,11t' Jnd In}rra! .l.~cnuc" and cnnSCT'\'atwn or~alll.:atJl)n.5 ldenl!.
<br />fl<'d s<:-veral tht1uS"lnd mIles "t \\,lIt'"r.shl'r1 5treJm~ m the 5lale
<br />nearly a,. m;lIly mil..,. .15 .He ,llrt',ld;. prl1tected by the Colorado
<br />\\'.11<:r C,lmt'T'\',lt!on BOJrd'5 mstre,llllll.,W prc>,,-T:lm
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