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<br />Dear \X'aler lher~:
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<br />ThtlOnghi\IOrYllfthe
<br />Color<lJo RiH"T l~
<br />in.::i,eJ 111 wnlno
<br />nwunl.1lnS, .::arn:J In 11,
<br />canyon walls, and im...riheJ
<br />into tree rinp, AlJrlllil1g.I~', it i_~
<br />in the !alll'r Ihat we h'll'<: III
<br />look to t1nd prop<:f ,olllp,n-
<br />ismh to the .:!Oll:! W.Her ,1'l'3r for
<br />thc Colorado River bol~ln.
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<br />The yeM :!(I0:! will ccn.linl.," <:lHl'r the f<:<:ord boob f,~r dll:
<br />Color.ld" Ri\'<:r. (,aSt ~'<:ar Illarh:d a rcuHd-scllin~ drought
<br />Ihroughoul n1O>I of the ha~in. ror d1m<: ftw arl',lS thai did-
<br />n'l sel new Jr.v-year relurd" Illll'il <:Jme elme rn JUlIlg \n, ..\
<br />dilll,uh ellJpll'r 'If rill" riler\ hi'lOr~' WolS wrinnl b,r ,'CiIL
<br />olnd it, ,lfladlt-L{I nllHinUl' tll ripple thrnugh olIJ who
<br />d<:pend up"n the Color,ldu Ril'n_
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<br />Among Ihose nprll" 1101, thl' ,lIln'HlI1(l'IlH'l1! h:' the
<br />Senelary of lnlenor ,Il our .Innu,ll mn'ling III Dt'u'lllfx'r
<br />Ih.1I _,he willl'nl')f(e dl" LJI" llt' lhl' Ri\'er a, shl' i, r<:llulrnl
<br />10, l11c1uding J rt'turn 10 nurmal ,lIlnlloll \later ddi\"eTl<:s to
<br />lower h.1\in S{.llt', Ihar h.lI'l' de\'e1oped .I rcliann' upon (00-
<br />tinueJ \urplu\ w,llerJt"l.lrJlioll>. ']-hi, ol<.:lllm relulleJ ii-,'m
<br />lht: ,,<'II'puhliciz..-J I:'ilur,' ot snurhnn Calif'lTllia w,Her
<br />u,,'r,t(1 rl',I..:h.l Ilnal;lgre<:Il1t:ntunolll il1lr.I.,tall'qlulllific1-
<br />tion of Ih..- SI,llC', 4.4 million .I..:rc t~H>1 Colorado Ri\'<.'r aJlo.
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<br />] hdin'<: it i...1 nihil Ie w tht' \'Cul'r L,~'rs ,-\"(1<:i;uiort and it,
<br />111~>mher, Ih.lI we Wt'rl' .,hl<: rn mtTI at our ~.sdl ;lOOll,11
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<br />President's Message
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<br />l1ll"'('ling In Li\ \'ega, in tilt' 'piril nf (lll11mun <:.lIlK and
<br /><:lI"pcr.uioo, dnpit<: the d131lc'nges f.King '0 man~- uf out
<br />member>. Indn'd, our mt:"-lin~ pwvided ;In J Ith hour
<br />forum 111 whid) lhe St'<:rt'lary. CJlitorniJ wJlt'r u,er" JnJ
<br />ntha ba'ln tlJll' ulli,i,ll, allempred 10 rLI"h .In olgrCl'mcnI
<br />hd'JT..- Ihe ~'eiU-end deadllllL
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<br />for moln~' Co]"r'ldl) Riwr hasin 1..-'IJelll'. thi, droughl Yt'ar
<br />W.I" Iht' fIr,! til11t:' Ihal our inJiviJu;l! wk" ;lnd le'rnnsibili-
<br />Ill" .IS ,iti/.ens of ,m arid rl-gion wa, hroughl h0111<;', ;\, Ihe
<br />Colur,ldo Ri\'er h.l'll1 ,nrHillll<:' 10 wdnlllle inne;lsing
<br />nUlllht'n of new rt,..iJeIlH. Ih... role of tll,' \Vat<;'f Usa,
<br />:\s,nci.uitlll tl1 Cdll<:Jt..- the public ;lhour Ihc multipl<;, hent'-
<br />lit, .md 'lhsolll1e \,.llll..- of warer 1I1 nur dry t:nnronmellt
<br />h"-"lIlR'S ,.n'r more uili"al.
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<br />Looking hack Jt 2\J02. we relk<:l wilh e'1uJI 1l1..-.I,uret of
<br />rdiei' .1Il.! gralituJe. \X'(" ,m' reli("\"t'd anJ hopdul thJt tht,
<br />rt'lord'\l'lling drnught u'nJiliom o( .:!002 ,h"w ,igns of
<br />,lh.l!enwtH. i\cIJitioll.lll\', Wc' .If<;' IhJnkful t')1 Ih..- cOIl,idcr-
<br />,lll!..- rnVe,II11..-!II\ 11l WJlt'r illfraslTl1({ure nude fn- thm..- who
<br />prt',ed",.! us inlU the arid \,\'e,l. .IJltm ltl~ Ihi, now populnu_\
<br />r,'~i<ln 10 suni,'..-.1 Vef.\" Jitfi,uh drought Yl';lL In lht' atta-
<br />malh ofrht' lerrible t'WIll, ()f~Cpll'l11hn 111h, '1..- ar<;, .llso
<br />rh.mkful I',r dw contiJnJhlt, ett"fl' .111<1 inl"t',[mellt' that
<br />~()rlljnue I" I'fOvid... .1 \;lle anJ \t'..:url' walt'r ..uppl.\" !(H lht,
<br />million, of COIOl.ldo Riva W;iler lI'<"r,.
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<br />\'\'t: h.II'c \\e.llht:rnl nne of th..- WtH~l drull~hr p,.tioJ~ nloll-
<br />ern 111.ln h,l' known In thi~ rq,ion :h we pr""..-<cd iOI"
<br />2005, we will Lln~ more ~h,llIen~l" rh.1t willl11J.rk the n,'XI
<br />,hJpln of llvill!, with Iht' Col"r;lJo Rivn. (.llll ulIltldt'llI
<br />Ih.il we will t<HllinIK' rn lI1t:t'l Ih"~e (h.II1..-llge.. wilh Ihl' ~.lme
<br />'pirit of (oopnation IhM ...h.IfJderi,...... our pn.uJ hi\!or~-.
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