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<br />ALAMOSA V ALLEY COURIER
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<br />Friday, January 30.2004
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<br />~dI6r,aCf~!wa~efh:~ds inoluderetlsing'sup'p~,new'dams.'.
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<br />r' 'DENVE!t'(AP.r~':Colorado' urged residents to rimsewater;, ,provid~rs'todetermine the bes(
<br />-Wil1'n~ea'.enougli",dditlonalwa':;. '.build dams.andconsen'e,more: ,. . ways to meet current,and'future,.
<br />7ter"to;slJPPly':the'eq{,ivalent of.a:,: ,W aterexpe~ts Xin"each 0(. ..demands :for 'water;",imd to be>
<br />'-new:city.about,the $ize of.the', 'Colorado'seight!rive'r:basinssay,. 'better'prepared to 'deal with, .
<br />lDenver'.metropolitan',area' by'; coping with the . shortfall could: droughtsstlch'-'as 'the current.
<br />. '2030,'according'to a'new 'stully,,': '--require more conservation, 'co: . extreme, multiyear.drought our,:'
<br />_ r The'$2:7'nii11ion'stully:fiind~{l:'.. operation aniongwaterintere~ts',"statecontinues toface:"saidEri~,:'
<br />by the,Colorad~.-~!'terCo';s~!;, r~use of eXistingwater, transfer> Wilkinson;, chairman Of,the con;:'
<br />. \yatiori'Boa-rd':conc!udedthatthi{:,',ringwater rights, improving-.or. ,servation board.. . _
<br />_ South,P.latte.River,basl!l:,,,,ilich\\,'enlarging ~xisting:da!l,s, 'piPJ~:'-' . More:than 80 public meetings' :
<br />'-Supplies .).Deriver ,arid',muchiJ(.';.1ines ,and reservoirs, or buil.!J,ing', . in the eight river basins Qver'Ui:;'
<br />. northeast Col6rad6;will need 60;"new ones: ,.'" ' :/ ,"ki' ','.' months wereheld,to'develop tHe',l
<br />ipercent ;"more ,.yjiter" 'if !curterit~\" . "This-study will pro\;ide:a':solia'~' \ assess~"erit, 'wbit'h:"8.lSo1ilCludea. i~
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<br />_ growth proj ections are-accurate:': fourida tion cfor:loc:aLinterestS;_.inputfrom'suiveys with:1 TO. Colq;',/
<br />The study, issu~d Wed,nesday'':''.' st~te poliC~:makcr.s artd),wa~~!':' rado "y.~te~,proviqers,~ ".,' :i.E;j
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