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<br />t:;:l <br />I.~~) <br />I,./> <br />~ <br />e-o <br />I>--~ <br /> <br />Chronology <br /> <br />Date <br />August, 1884 <br /> <br />Event j <br />First pre~iminary survey of a possible <br />diversion project to import West Slope water <br />to Front Range conducted by state engineer, <br />E. S. Ne(tleton. <br /> <br />1889 <br /> <br />$25, 000 ~ppropriated by state to survey <br />possibilit~es of diverting wa.ter from Orand <br />Lake area!to South Platte River Basin. <br />Resules are not favorable. <br /> <br />1890s <br /> <br />First trans)nountain diversions constructed t:o <br />import w~ter into Poudre River Basin. These <br />include th:e Sky Line, Michigan and Grand <br />River ditches. <br /> <br />June17,1902 <br /> <br />President Theodore Roosevelt signs Newlands <br />Act (RecI~mation Act) into law creating the <br />Bureau of Reclamation. <br /> <br /> <br />1921 <br /> <br />Name;ofGrand River officially changed to <br />Colorado River. <br />First interstate compact in United States is <br />adopt~. Colorado River Compact apportions <br />the use of Colorado River water between the <br />Upper IC%rado, Wyoming, Urah, and New <br />Mexico) and Lower (California, Arizona, and <br />Nevad~) Basinstates. <br /> <br />November 24,1922 <br /> <br /> <br />19305. Erosion result of drought 4nd dust storms <br /> <br />19305 Depressi{:mdecade - drought, dust storms, <br />people l~aving the land. <br /> <br />August 17, 1933 <br /> <br />December 1933 <br /> <br />January 25,1935 <br /> <br />January 1935 <br /> <br />July 18,1936 <br /> <br />Northern Colorado leaders organize to pursue <br />"Grand Lake Project." Newly formed Public <br />Works Administration is viewed as method of <br />funding project. <br /> <br />Tipton Report is completed which establishes <br />feasibility of project. <br /> <br />Northern Colorado Water Users <br />Association incorporated. <br /> <br />Bureau of Reclamation allots $150,000 for <br />surveys and preparation of cost estimates for <br />Grand Lake Projecr by Public Works <br />Administration. <br /> <br />Official name of Grand Lake Project changed <br />to Colorado~BigThompson Project. <br /> <br />May 13, 1937 Conservancy District Act signed into law by <br />GovemorT eller Ammons. <br /> <br />June 1937 Petitions to organize NCWCD are circulated <br />throughout northeastern Colorado. <br /> <br />June 11,1937 <br /> <br />._;~...::.r'~'~ <br />"l:.~-I <br /> <br />OllJlR100-~lU~rao~PMlrcr <br /> <br />GYlI0PS150F ro;PO~t <br />"""'......".."".:::::;::.::::::. <br />~-r:-i'":~o~:~.. <br />""..". <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />._".~'=~::'':''=,::- <br /> <br />-r:::E:.- <br /> <br />Senate Document 80 <br /> <br />August 9, 1937 <br /> <br />Agreement reached between Northern <br />Colorado Water Users Association and <br />Westem Slope Protective Association <br />whereby West Slope endorses-C~ BT Project. <br /> <br />June 15, 1937 <br /> <br />Plan of development and cost estimate~ for <br />C~BT (Senate Document 80) are presented to <br />Congress by Senator Alva B. Adams. <br /> <br />June24,1937 <br /> <br />Senate Document 80 is approved by Congress <br />authorizing construction of C~ BT as federal <br />reclamation project. <br /> <br />President Roosevelt signs Interior Department <br />appropriation bill committing first <br />consrruction funds ($900,000) for <br />C-BTProject. <br /> <br /> <br />September 20, 193 7 NCWCD created by order of the District Court <br />of Weld County. <br /> <br />8 <br />