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<br />accelerated with the Windy Gap Project.
<br />Most recognizable that Windy Gap has
<br />removed some pressure from the District to
<br />satisfy the growing needs of mU9icipalities.
<br />One might look at camPi'ters the
<br />same way: pros and cons. EviU monsters
<br />when they first arrived, says Gene -
<br />especially when the District b~ught in a
<br />third word processing system tq learn in
<br />1984. Marilyn wouldn'r go backito the old
<br />stencil system for anyching. Charlotte says,
<br />"We learned by trial and error. "tlNow that
<br />we have to be so careful in tvtting up
<br />minuees and reports, ~aking .~prrections
<br />on the computer is a lot easier," .ays June.
<br />Everyone recognizes the iTpact
<br />computers have had on District operations,
<br />and all agree that their instaUahon
<br />r~presents q[le pf the biggest chakes in the
<br />past-,thirty yeaf$, Perl;laps,no_oqe.sees,this '
<br />better th,an Oo~don, \\o'hQ joined, the" . .
<br />Ofstri~t.in:l paO'as a computek:prGgram.lIl~r.-:,
<br />Building on the programs develbped by
<br />John Eckhardt, Gordon has be~ able to .
<br />reduce the quata aUatme.ntc.alcu at.ians. ro
<br />less than an haur. ,"We have our roblems,"
<br />he nates....:w~ are begfnn. ing to~ee. sam. e .
<br />degradation in the system's abil ty to '
<br />respond to'a user's request. . . an we are
<br />gaing to. -need some additiona} d.. ,
<br />upgraded hardware in the future. I~Butl\we
<br />are adequately ccvering the bas4s," even
<br />though we need to. integrate sever;.l aspects
<br />af the operations system. "When things get
<br />a bit mare hectic in the future, ~e may
<br />have to. do. almost a tctal rewrit4 af the
<br />existing-system. But before that ~an
<br />happen"a lot of design and legal questions
<br />have to. be answered." :
<br />So what about the future? Where do
<br />we go. from here? -_
<br />'lIt's nat gaing to be'the same", Jim
<br />says, "but. I look at it as a challenge, and
<br />I'm loakin.gforward to it." John a~es. The
<br />fact that more water is maving into.
<br />industrial and inunicip'al uses, as ~eH as
<br />maving south in the District, is d clear
<br />indicatian that changes are rapidiy, taking
<br />place aut there which will- have t9 be
<br />. addressed, "
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<br />View of Poudre Drop where Horsetooth Reserooir .water is released into the Poudre River
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<br />"We will have to. learn to. cope with
<br />change,"Minervasays, "and-we will have
<br />to. make a greater effort to cammunieate .
<br />with each ather."
<br />Communication amangst all Users will
<br />also. be af utmast importance. "I have
<br />accepted the fact that this area is going to
<br />grow," adds Jerry. "I can see a lotaffuture.
<br />here as water is develaped in narthern
<br />Colorado, but I also see the poSsibilitY of
<br />'No. Vacancy' signs being put up around
<br />local reservoirs." With mare leisure time,
<br />demands for water~based recreation just
<br />have to increase.
<br />"The Tharntan issue caught us all by
<br />surprise," says Marilyn, "but "it's certainly.
<br />a sign of what's gaing on out there." "l
<br />certainly expect that the District will have
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<br />0& M crews s{n'aying
<br />weeds
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<br />to start operating on ayear-around basis as
<br />a result af the more canstant demand of
<br />- municipalities far water", says Ken.
<br />Everyone agrees:that the Paudre
<br />, Project will be built, that the District will
<br />, take aver more of the system presently
<br />operated by the Bureau, and ,that the
<br />farmers' water will" continue to mave
<br />- , gradually into. municipalities and/or rural
<br />damestics. Some think that in the future
<br />ather municipalities (like Tharnton) will
<br />come after C.. BT land and waterj and that
<br />. the locatian of the' sauthern baundary af
<br />the District wilJ continu~ to be an issue
<br />requiring the 'Board's attentian.
<br />But all in all, as we 'celebrate this
<br />fiftieth anniversary, t~e mood is up~beat.
<br />Things have changed, ,but a'very
<br />campetent staff has caped admirably.
<br />Relatians with persans a.nd entities both
<br />within and without- the District 'are
<br />eX,cellent and that org~nization:ar pride,
<br />traq,emark of the early years, is still there.
<br />Thege)leralfeelinil is: We are good people,
<br />bright and dedicafed employees. We have
<br />successfully' weathered storms and
<br />criticisms, but we are providing an essential
<br />servic.e to. nartheastern' Colorado, 'and we
<br />support aur mission. The future will bring
<br />us new challenges, but we have good
<br />leadership, both in the Board and in
<br />management, and we will salve the new
<br />problems as we have successfully resalved
<br />the old ones.
<br />What could be a better prognosis for
<br />the next 50 years?
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