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<br />Vol. 31
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<br />No. 30
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<br />M()nument, co (USPS 418-980)
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<br />July 27,1995
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<br />Romer's water plans are all wet
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<br />66Colorado leaders must snv(' llw Rl<<le's wa-
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<br />ter future by overcoming the popular mis-
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<br />conC<.~ptiol1 that all cOflserv<ltiol1 reservoirs
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<br />Me somehow poliLicCllly incorrect.'"
<br />- l),lVC M iU,~r
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<br />Oov. ltuuu.!I"S neW plml 1u ~lcm~
<br />Soulh rlaUl' I~i"er wlll"r llllller..
<br />jlf'llund ful' I':rnnl Itunp.\'~ lle~ds i~
<br />nlluth~r co!:Hy diveniion In u\'c,icl
<br />crillenl ~llll""'ille willer .Ic.,;.ill""
<br />111110:111 or Wusllllg euergy II, I''''''P
<br />limiled waler. inln 11m. \lUI "I" Ihe
<br />grcJu."I. C.,lc1md()sIICUlh.1 h,~ fUlVinlC
<br />iLO ullu~e.s W':SI Slore .no"'"tCH III
<br />hiahalli/IllI",",,"""n;...I"'., hIW,C".'
<br />llravily,leliv<:ry 10 bmh slo/lCs dllr-
<br />illll the "alt1l111iull drouchl cycle',
<br />Aqui(er rcclmrll" is nn IIflprovcd
<br />"nneepl lhut wnuld nuly dlyert Ihe
<br />~\ale rwlll ils urs:cnlllced III deycl..
<br />111' Dlld use il~ thr"lll~ued CIIIIll"ado
<br />Rlyer C\I"'I'llCI watC..., '^(luircr.
<br />, nre unuC/"lll"llllnd slure Illlllses uf
<br />wnler Ihnlncc IlUllIped \(l Ihe 511r-
<br />l'llCC). ,
<br />Durin, un) IO..ye~r perlod.lh"ro
<br />ore ollly . fow lhort umes "'hen the
<br />oveNullllCribccJ l;olllh Platto Riv.
<br />er hus ~nllullh 8url,lu. Waler (or
<br />underarDulIll pumping.
<br />Rlyer water RlUSI /Irsl be lrCaied
<br />and' Ihell II0wly iojected (lito deep
<br />weill wllb hlllh.energy pumps,
<br />FOIsil,fuel onorllY Is ...In <<In.
<br />BUlned Wholl Ihis roluli vol)' .man
<br />amounl of Waler is pUlfIpcd oial of
<br />tho llround and lI'e"ed ",oIn for
<br />lirl1cit drDue11t lIMN,
<br />MIlII (IflhQ limo IItClle exponsivo
<br />pUlOpS Ili'llullI be idle, while Colo.
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<br />C'iu,h.'s vnSI unu,,~~t1 S.IIHfC nffh\~ ("II..
<br />U"mltl River is beiug I'crlllllnenUy
<br />lusllulhelll"O(eful Arjznna. N<'.lI~",
<br />nnd California @ocuwlh al"Cn~,
<br />WUler flowing OUI (II' <:uluml!ll'~
<br />1II1l1l1'llCd Upper Ounnlson /la~in i.
<br />n llQnd exal\ll,lc (If how Cllluradll i~
<br />wlI.olillllllK l"Cuewnblc surl"o"e ellli.
<br />lIe'"enls, In an IIvcrage 5I1UWIllI,lc
<br />ycur Ihe Upper(lun"isu"cUII'III11."
<br />unl)' nholll fivc pcrccIII nf i.. Illlal
<br />runlllT.
<br />1110 olher 9S pereenl, which i.
<br />enOugh In 'Uflflly ,lIelm I>ClIWl' r,,,.
<br />Iwo ycars.l1uws freely nul nr .1:'1",
<br />In heuvy rlllI'un)"nr. - fnr ,,'0111.
<br />lllc. 1993 "nd 191/5 - the \.Iflllcr
<br />GUhnison eonsumC5 Ie.. Ihall Ulle
<br />JlClrtenl of ilS 10lal surface Wlllcr.
<br />Wellcrn hydrol<lsislll knllw lhat}
<br />Culoredo's wafer fumre iR Ihr"uI..
<br />ened by ilR nui ve "iaR agaiflRI hcM-
<br />walor .loralle. U"rortunalely, Ihe
<br />lawyers who nuw e"nlml CoJurndl,'.
<br />waler Ilralegy I!o nOI under'lanl! Ihe
<br />lona-Iem thrcu' a"I! ncel! 10 I'lnll.
<br />build, and slore WCI yenr rUlloff" al
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<br />hi~h ~,hi'\I(Ic.~ tu UHDdlllh,.c the Clivi.
<br />l(tlll_'('~II(I~1 ~lIIcI cc:ctfl""lk ItCl1clil~
<br />fur ;111 (~c,lurltc.lnn!fl;.
<br />Colomdo i. hle"cll wilh 1,,'UUllful
<br />.lIrfllce "'ateI" 11I1"'l"ll18l1el1lly ell.
<br />Imrn:.c h~ 1111'31 :Iud urhan o(e8~. I.
<br />111.0 ,,,'. 'Cy~rll' liverJollked
<br />1l",dc''''''lrvCII IIUlural !'owl. 0" the
<br />COlllillelll,,1 [)i~il!e Ih,'l wIluld he
<br />idcal f(1I" hi}!h IIllllllde a'omse.
<br />III 1"lIIil;o" 10 dmllgh! l,rnICcllon.
<br />1I"..t nll..rivt'r r"Rc"YllitR wullld l'111,.
<br />vltlc ."h",hlc fllllld e'lIuml. clelln
<br />pnwCf.l(ll~lcHlIinn. mul 'Wildlife I,ro..
<br />fc:c!icm fClr enlire western ri~cr MY$:-
<br />tem:'.
<br />'Ill~ nllll-mllewllhlc c1le.,&y CORI "f
<br />l~mJ1er. "'luirer "lehargo ,oncel'l
<br />will only ill"rc.~e wilh lime.
<br />Co'"nulu leuder. 1111..1 SIlVO Ihe
<br />.1"tc'S Waler rUlllre by uyerc:olnlug
<br />Ihe rupulu, mi.eoncerlllou Ihal nil
<br />eOll~ervnlioll re.ervol~ nre somc,
<br />how ,"'lilieally incorrect. SUllie
<br />,echnical iu~jglll. pOlilicol ,,(ldrage,
<br />and Incn' eo"pc,.,io" i. 8111h81 i.
<br />relluiretl, Olive Miller
<br />"fllmer Lake
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