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<br />.., <br /> <br />'..\- <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Goals of 100 Year Celebration <br /> <br />I. To honor and pay tribute to those water storage pioneers (ancestors of many <br />people still living in the valley) who through their imagination, foresight, and <br />great engineering skills, hard work and much sacrifice, both financially and <br />personally, built a series of reservoirs that have served the people of the San <br />Luis Valley for nearly 100 years; recognizing the diverse methods used in this <br />construction including hydraulic sluicing and building railroads to move <br />material to the dam site and the unique - at the time - process of transporting <br />water from its source in one canyon to be stored in another. <br /> <br />II. To impress upon the citizens of the San Luis Valley, and for that matter the <br />entire Rio Grande Basin, the tremendous value of these high altitude <br />reservoirs in which water can be stored extremely efficiently, with very little <br />loss from evaporation. <br /> <br />111. <br /> <br />To make people aware that these structures built almost 100 years ago are still <br />serving this great agricultural region, not only holding water in times of plenty <br />to be used in times of shortage, but also providing a significant public service <br />in flood control, fish and wildlife habitat, and recreation; that they were built <br />with private funds and have been operated, repaired, and maintained with <br />private funds. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />IV. To educate future generations as well as our own how essential it is to <br />maintain and improve these structures so that they can be utilized to the fullest <br />extent of their capacities, conserving and making the best use of the scarce <br />and expensive resource of water. This will be accomplished by public <br />programs presented by knowledgeable dignitaries and the unveiling of a <br />traveling photograph exhibit and video telling the story of dam and reservoir <br />construction and historical use - but also their importance to the future of the <br />San Luis Valley. The exhibit and video will be made available to information <br />centers, schools, and museums in the San Luis Valley, and possibly <br />throughout Colorado. <br /> <br />. <br />