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<br />INTRODUCTION
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<br />In September, 1979, delegates from both Colorado's east and west slope got together in Denver for an
<br />unprecedented Colorado Water Convention and agreed on common goals for future Colorado water
<br />policy, From that historic convention came nine resolutions, including the following:
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<br />BE IT RESOL VED~ That it is the primary purpose of Ihis 1979 Colorado Water Convention to insure
<br />that the limited remaining water resources of the State of ColQrado be developed under law for
<br />beneficial use in this state, with special emphasis upon maximizing reservoir storage,
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<br />In the spirit of that resolution, many of the delegates met again in Denver on June 13, 1980, to take a
<br />hard look at major proposed water storage and hydroelectric projects, "The Colorado Water Storage
<br />Projects Overview," as it was called, was sponsored by three organizations which are concerned
<br />about 8010rado's future raw water storage adequacy - the Colorado Water Congress and Water for
<br />Colorado, both based in Denver, and Club 20, the Western Slope organization headquartered in Grand
<br />Junction, The Overview brought together information useful to the state's water planners and
<br />decision makers,
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<br />Twenty-three water projects were featured at the Overview, Summaries of each are presented here in
<br />the hope that they will contribute to thoughtful decisions about Colorado water, the key to
<br />tomorrow's quality of life,
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<br />CONTENTS
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<br />Juniper-Cross Mountain ,.,..,.....,."",..,.,."..".",.,..,.."..., 1
<br />Dominguez. , . . ; , , . , , . . . , , . . . , , . , . . , . . . . , . . . . , , , . , , . , , , , , , . , . , , , . . . ., , , 2
<br />San MigueL....,,""'.""""'."'.....,..."'.."."""""..,.,., 3
<br />Range ly . , , .. , .. . . . , .. , .. , , .. . . .. , .. , .. .. .. . .. , , .. .. .. .. .. . .. , .. , , .. .. .. 4
<br />Azure. ' , . . ' . , , , . . , , , , , , . , , , , , , , . . . , . , , , , , , , . . , , . , . , , , , , . . , , . . , . , , , , , , , 4
<br />DallAS ,.,...'".,."...,...,',.,..".,..."."..,',"',"',.".....," 5
<br />Dolor'!\'\; ."..,.,.,.".."..""."""..."..",."".."".",.,."", 6
<br />Grand Mesa, , , , , , . . . . , . , . . . , . , . , , , , , . . . . . , . . , , , . . , , , , , , . , , , , , , , . . . . , " 7
<br />yellow-Jacket....,."'..""..,..,.,..,.""""....,...,.....".."'. 7
<br />Fruitland Mesa. . . , . . . . , . , . , , . . , . . . . . . . , . . , . , . . . . , . . , , , ,. . ,. . . , . . , , . . , . 8
<br />Savery-Pot Hook" ,.. " " . "..,., , " , . . . ,. . . , , ,. , ,. , , , , , , " . ". , .. ., . , 8
<br />Animas-La Plata.. . ,. ,. .. ... , ,. ,.. .. ,. . ... . . , . . ,. . , , . . " , .,..." .. ., . . 9
<br />Smith Fork, . . , . . . . , , , , . , . , . . . . . , , . . , . , . , ' , , . , . , , . . , . . . . , , , , , , , , . , , , , , 10
<br />West Divide. .. , ,. " . , . ,. , , , ,. . ,. , , " ,. , , , ,. " . , ". . , ,..., " , , , , , " " , 10
<br />Narrows., ". ,. , , .. ,. ,... . " , " ,. . ,. , , , , ,. . .. ,.. ,.. , ,...... . . ,. . ., .. , 12
<br />Sheep Creek. . . , , , , . , . , . , , . , . , , . , . . , . . , , , , . , , ' , , . , . , , , , , , , , , . , , . . , . . . . 13
<br />Rockwell. ,. " , , ,.. , ,. . , ,. ,... ,. ,." ,. , . .. " " . ... ... .. ,. , " , ,. ,. .. " . 14
<br />Spinney Mountain.. .. . , . , .. .. . .. , .. . .. , . .. . .. . . . ... , , ... . .. , .. , , , , .. , 14
<br />Two Forks And Alternatives, , ,'.. . ,. ,. , . ,. . . . , ,.. ,., . . , ,... . .. . . ,. .. . 15
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<br />Coffintop ,'..",.,..,."........."."..".."."".",."""......, 16
<br />Geer Canyon, . , , . , , , . . , , . . . . , , , , , , , . , , , , , , . , . . . , . . . . , , . . . , , , . , , , , , , , , 16
<br />South Park. , , , , , .. . .. .. , , . .. .. .. . .. .. , . . .. . .. '.. .. , , , .. .. .. . .. . , .. .. , 17
<br />Coal Creek. . . , , . , , , . . . . , . . , , . , , . , , . . . . . . , , , . . . , . . . . , . . . , . , , . , , , , , . ,. . 18
<br />Excerpts of Ivai Goslin's Keynote Speech
<br />at the Colorado Water Storage Projects Overview, " . .., . , ,. , .,., ,. " . 20
<br />Excerpts of Monte Pascoe's Luncheon Speech
<br />at the Colorado Water Storage Projects Overview. .. ,. ," " . ., ,. . , ., , 21
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<br />Photographs on pages 1 and 17, courtesy of CoJorndQ ,Offir.eof Tourism. Photographsnn pages 2. .1). 6. 9. 11. 15. ann lR, cnllrti~SY
<br />of Water and Power Resources Service, U. S. Department of the Interior, Montrose Pro;ects Office. Photograph on page 12,
<br />courtesy of the Denver Water Deportment.
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<br />Publl.hed February, 1981
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