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<br />Of <>OU/$$," "'.,. 'po,,,k,,'l lh,s .:27 9<l'.1,~r., mll.., d 'c:nd
<br />,,~rO$ll the Conun...r.!al D,'nd~ TM l&OlUl'Ofl, ..v.,tved by Ncnh<>ln
<br />Cclof"da men. 'C'H'"",; by ~he Bu/<>ou of Re<:k:mollon ~;". s,mpl..r.
<br />-bul olmosl O:l (o:l<:ilmq, They l.l:i!l..-:i " ho:o;> through the !;ad:.-
<br />bcrw O! the NOh':;r..-.~ :u""..1 l~_l m!!.... kn<:l. '?n.m It.&y domrn...d
<br />up thE- Cokmdo R,,,~, and Willow Cr<:e~ Ith..d lh~ wa~"r by
<br />pumps. "rod <;CI1J..Seo:! 11 to How \hn)J:qh Ih... ,unnel 10 ",mH')'. <>lI
<br />the f.05'''''1 Slope A3 the """"'''1 <:osrodes dewn 3.097 lee! on The
<br />Eosl€rn Slof"l 01 :h.. m"un1.~'''~ IT passes throu,.h " ~NI~S 0:.1
<br />hydro.el"cjr>c pl"",1s ",,;-,e,.. II Pfov!d.n tlw! POWel to genelO!C
<br />ei","'f!<::lly bek-fe i! IS IUn inTO lOOlh,1l .lefo,"", r.."'V""" 1<..... oqr 1-
<br />rulturol us"whenn"",d..d
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<br />On.. d the mQ:;.l mtrquinq f<!<:ltufe'l cI 1M prol"'ct is t' ., U
<br />parl oj Ihe "!<Ktll,",>! """NY qe,,<O!oled In in.. East"rn Slap'" I' "'''r
<br />plc>nls. Is u_d 10 ;ilt th" ...."'Ie' on :1-." \I!,,~w'n Slop., h.1qh pnou'1h
<br />S() Ij"1'~' i: will Hew \Klslwod ,hrough the runn"I This e:~"e
<br />p<lwer IS led w","tward 'nlough 'he some lunn.,-l by wh,ch the
<br />wotm ,ush.." ooslwOld.
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<br />Thm In e!lSCn':(l. is the slo,y o! ,hi. CoI""ad". B,'l TI-.ampson
<br />PIC'ie<;1 andthP -..rey IlOpe,'-'Ues_
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<br />But Ih.. slory d the id<Xl oohind u ond th.. da"".lopmenl 01
<br />the m"thod c! Op&lul'Oll O'e not so simpl<> ond nol SO ~n..f. It IS 0
<br />s,ory 01 dteoma and dlsopporntm...nls, a sto,y 0; nl'<lr..a"he and
<br />oock-ach... a tal.. 01 dlSC1lulo~m"nl ond "lollon and 0 slory o!
<br />d"lclY and a! "v...nTu,~i s"coo". IT is 0 lIO<Ia ef prd"ssiona1 "ngi.
<br />nCoers who -l'lve Ih.. b&sl y..ms c! Ihe" Iivea Ie 0 pIolect Iho'
<br />!asd;IO,,,d Ih..m; a rs ., S'OIY 01 ",duo,s. busHlessmen_ !m""."'s and
<br />p,c["ssional m..n who 'love c! Ih"ir urn.... money and ...n..rgy 10
<br />Odll"V" lor Ih"" homeland on in.u'-~r1QJ a! (I prOSpe'OWl. plooue.
<br />U.,e!ulure.
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<br />The ld<KI 01 pr;nqing Western Slope Wa:e, 10 the Eastern
<br />Slope end ...p<>cloHy Norln.,o.tern Colorodo 15 ave' &0 y...:.rs olrl
<br />,,~w Seve."l plans Wel.. propoll<td. bUI th.. pr......nt plan' ,h~
<br />on... thaI wo,k".,j OUI inlO Ih.. CoIcrado.Blg Thompsen pfOlec1.-
<br />saw iTa !neeI'llon In Gr_ley '" August. 1933. when a gIOUp of
<br />m('n m",. d"hHn!lnOO once end fer all la aSC"<'I1Olll ....h(!th... such
<br />o ['kill W<lle teosibl",_ Public .plnl..d oq"ncies. ",qonl~alions end
<br />mdlVlduals e<>ntrrhuled mon"y tOI 0 preHm:nol'l su,vey and c r...
<br />poll wa. p,apol'ed by R J. Tipton. Ihen "L1lnq <IS Dopuly Stole
<br />Engineer.
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<br />The Tip!on reporT n>v...,lad !haT OOOUI :IOO.OOO QCle.!"",t 01
<br />'},'e3t8rn SIc:pe ...."T..I wos ovorlable. The rep<lrt ....e" used 0" "
<br />!"v.... 10 obtain '''' .:rpplopria!ion o! J;1~O.OOO lor Ih" Bu,eou o!
<br />Redamoacn to muk" 0 "cmF1..,.. sm.,,,.., ond r(,poT! on Ih'lO pOI'
<br />posoo PIOllle1 Two yeers wele Taken "p In pr"pmlng Ihe 1,.perT
<br />Y.ilI.. 1: Bunq.., BurltO\l of R..c1amation En'ljn""r. ....as In chmy"
<br />t>1 "a'pa''''I",n c! th" lo-pml In Ih.. meontim". 11-.. Nor!h..," Cole-
<br />laM Waler U....IS Assocla:lon Wall !<o'lmad as a mUlual s:od:; eam-
<br />pony ,n lanumy 19J~_ 10 p10mC't'J intN<'SI In In.. Pr<:liect Thi"
<br />AssQClIl:ien e~,sleci 11>:"09 years end was head.>d by Chori"s Hon.
<br />kn, Publir.hel~nd uk"" of ;1,,, GI('(lI..y Dally T"bur>e. en.. d T!oo
<br />prime movers 11' Ihe adv<rn'~ml"nt 01 ,.,>", rfOIO<::
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<br />'Nh.." II ~C<lm(' known Ihal th.. Bu,eau.s r"port wouid bot
<br />!nvmable. fil"PS We,,, s~,,,'<.>d T" fmm ,m oq"ncy nGC'<!SS<lIY to
<br />:J"mQr:tee "-'!Xlymer.1 cf :;"Oru\trud,on <;Qfili ~l the ""g",,on l<l'Qt:ues
<br />cl it" PICleel to the Bu;eau cf Reclom"IKn 7he '"'50.;': wCfi Ih"
<br />f::,mm:cn 01 Ncr1",,;r. Co>f(~do "''''-'!''I ,:-:nk'lv,::mcy Dislrict. auloot
<br />"..d :'y an ..n.11::;n;; .,<'! .::1 ~h& 19r SIm" !....:;Is'ol'""". In Ihcll 11-.0
<br />oc' F,,,,,,d..d lu paymen! "I a I><':""n 01 ~h" oofil" co: ""..:Q!IOn :oj
<br />Ihe dlSIIl.:::t by In" _l,mN(;li pur:,.::: as a :1I!1e-ctiC!"i cl ,h.. q...ne:,-,l 1":-<:.-
<br />p.::rly coused by In :n.::-:",<,,,,,d :1nd ,rOleil;.::"d Water ,,">,ply u:ld"l
<br />tl-.. In,wr'/ c! In,i1.ec~ benehls ,n ,his way. Ih" 10wn U C"lty
<br />;..s,rn.m who b<,]Wi;'ed :ndir~c1l)' by l':um "las!,...I,ty. w~uld Cen.
<br />trir,,~... Cl ,,:no!.: s.'>ar~ d th.. ('(51
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<br />OlIo;y poll':''''S ;r:d h '11 liqn~cl Ihf'
<br />:"rTh..",:c:,,~ ',.;,"el~,van""
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<br />Dis'IlCI
<br />Ol&lfl<::I
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<br />"wi -,pp;ml.ld I:S !j,st :Jit""k."~, Th",,.. COIl"fite.:! 01 Cnml..s Har::'K'rT,
<br />Pr"ul..nl W E u.tford Ray Looyon_ RN-'<..ll C, B..,.,son, Ed, f,
<br />MUntoo. Ralph W. McMuny. M"""" E Sml'h, WIll/om A CarI~lI.
<br />Henry W Clatwmlh'l. Robell I ',\tnqhl and Chm~"s II. RelJ!I<l:l
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<br />ThEl$l> men oml ,heir su,,-"<<,$so'1 ,,,pl..,,,,,n,..d Ih.. r><-'Ol'le cl
<br />tknh"""s:,,," Cck,o'i<l ;~. cmrym'l Ihrel.r,h the ColOlaoolh'l
<br />Thom;>son pCI9C'IO lodoy'1 noc'-complel,on.
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<br />In jCj38 ,he Cono~rJ'mey DisIl1C1 enlo,,,d tn!O a conllOC1 wIth
<br />Th.,. Bur~--'u ot Reclamo'ion !Ol Ih& oollStrI.'c1icn and f:nondnq a!
<br />,~'" prolect Under 1.'1. contraCl. Ih.. obligation "'! ,he P"'Cpl" o! the
<br />DI~~f1d would be to pay one.hall Ihe "",st .of th.. POi"C>.. but not
<br />..zn",d " tel"l 01 $25 milhor.. pl1J~ cello'n ::mn1J~1 er""atinq
<br /><;jSIfi_ Th.. por'i"n oj 1.'1" easT 10 be ossumed by the Uniled Stm"s
<br />would f:... lepoid by Ihe so:.. oleleellie p<lw..r
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<br />Oli'l,nel ""':mmed cosTs 01 \he prel""'t he,." l", ~n ..'"""..deci.
<br />du,," Ie> ",Uallon. ch'~nqE-II In pIons ond .~d,-j;:iOr.s !o Ih.. prC-leel SO
<br />tho! !he OW'ids obllqallcn w,ll ba tll" lull $25 mlllion m,nunum
<br />o~n c! 0 'alai f!oSnmo""d C<>Sl o! $1&4 mIllion. Ih" D'S'II'01 moximum
<br />h,..blijty c.t SZ~ milhc,n nas prc\l'ed to l:.e 'load --rnfl""otl msuronce.'
<br />:", Ihe peep!" In,'olved m Colorado. This S2S m:I!:an mus! be '''P"-'rd
<br />In lOlly onnual poym..nIS, WIthout mlel"st, boo'llntllnq tl-." year
<br />101lewln'l th.. "do(")oro!lon 01 Ih" ov"rlab,hty ",I ....,,,.., by 1!1l!
<br />Se<TootolY 01 Iha fmedor. AV"laq", annuo; p::zym"t1! wl!! be $IjZ~.OOO,
<br />altn.ouqh In. oontlO<;1 .,!Ovid... 10' only S450.OOO onnuolly 101 Ihe
<br />!i'st :w..my 'le-clIa. Th.. Di"lllcI ....111 ODlaln Ih,s money !lCm sol"
<br />o! wot"" at SI.50 on ocre-tQOI onnually and 1,0m 0 ~mol1 od volarim
<br />IOz. not \0 uooed one mIll. on 011 p'operty in tl,,, r;lS!rlct.
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<br />Tho qu,,!r!,....J prOperty ewn",s cl the DISlliCl. by 0 vote 01
<br />7,508 10 439. opprall"ed lhe Contrac1 at " opecL:r1 ..lecllon June 2B.
<br />1938. Ihe.....!::y olhrmln'1 [h..il !m!h in the Id..o behind Ihe proiect
<br />on-lthe tutuleol lhllir hemf/lands.
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<br />Th.. Disllict lh"n p..::><:-.ed<:'C! 10 mai.e C<ln1:,,{'t~ for th.. sa!..
<br />ot the Joo.ooo ocre-!eel c! "n<>w wal..r" PIOv;fitona ""''''01 ...t up
<br />!e,o>!!ainctos"",s01 use,s,ein"s, rrrigoliond,s!ricrs.uujlviduol
<br />forme!s and londowll"rs .-md mLlluo.l dlieh OOlllp"ni"s Abaul twe-
<br />I!'!":!S 01 II'." "Nole' has ~t1 conT1oct.,d_ Mutlld.poi,""s Thol hov~
<br />purcha,,1td WO'e' includ" &IIhou<1, fOil Ccl1mo, Gleeley, Lonq-
<br />monl. Loveland. Lyons ond Mol<-I,l BouJd,,, oITIC IS ne<Jel1aTing lor
<br />Cclorado BIg Thompl"n ....cr,>r !o a1Jgmen! HS sUPFli..s_ Th.. Dls.
<br />IrlC: plans 10 ccmplete Ihe "lIolmel:l 01 wo:.;-, 'a. rapidly os is
<br />deemed ,,~pldier.t. ..""pm,,! I:> mind all PC""IU~ =nlmg..nci<lS ond
<br />developmenls.
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<br />Th" hr.l Con<;r..ss>onal app'.:>pna:lon IV! ,I'... pI< ,"'-; w"s mode
<br />In 1937 for ,iCjOO.OOO onrl e<onSlfuel'on work w"s 5l<'1""J UT N"v~m-
<br />b<>r .oj 1939 on ,he G'''''n Moun!aln Dam '--'nd POW'>1 ?lonl on !h..
<br />I:\lu" Rive, ~.n rh" 'N",,'..m Sk.P<l" "Lr.ls 15 ,~ ,,,ploC'<'menl .-toraqe
<br />teal '"Ie. j.,.s'.':jned 10 PI"t<K1 ',"'"otern Slcpol) W'll"f ""'lIs <lnd "s-
<br />Sule I~,"m ot '] WO'N su!,ply The G,....... !.Ivu,,:arn 1"0......., Pl<lnt
<br />wtlh a CCp<lClly ",J 2l.&OO blo."Nolls. ."'en! in,o .:'pe,,,::,.n in May.
<br />1943. and has canlllbu'ed S\lt.~lor.tlolly 10 the ;><.'wer r"'S<:>";<"<>S oj
<br />!heOft'O"'"ce :<:o.t liltle.
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<br />Other oppl<,pl:Clionll t:;;r Ihe Pf"'eel have !.,Howed m o,c..r.
<br />,:x~P! dunnq ,~" ""'<,r1d 'J.'m :1 years wn"n '....Ni. ~, lh.. pro K1
<br />wa.atcrv,,1ualsl'.mdslli!ol\i,"I1I.
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<br />',11.0,.1. On Ih.. tunn. -rn:m,.<J :t:" AI.,,, S, Adams lur.nel in
<br />honol 01 the I'--'te s..,now; Adoma ,.~ Pu...r.io who ;;"'J,, ""duo";,,
<br />asall~ar.oO"9 in p'om~"/'Iq :h.. P'o'"",,, U\ !h. UtllkJ SI(l".~" SenClt...~
<br />was s:.,m...: In th" I,,,"m..: cl :,,40. ond I' ""'''ase''"n )""""5 ;Cller
<br />m lune 23. 194: ....~.en the fHSl Wat"r IX".med lruo;;q!": lbo !um,,,1
<br />under Ih..Ccnlm~n:111 Divide.
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<br />The Tunnel. 9 [....,. 9 md:es In c1h1'1\,"'i'r ::Ir:d I, I 11'.:;'>1 1"n'~.
<br />15 ~h"V<'!'d I" t. .Iw w.:)!"ld." 10nq"SI "fl'l<:11l: n m,,. ~nd IS 1..-
<br />putN t;; be lhe :cn,,""1 I!:Im,"': cJ :my Ic.n'J In ".~ Un:',:i SI'lI"S
<br />,kl",,,n ezd"",.,,,,!y j,,,,,, tw~ pet"11 h"'l<;im..;~ Irs [.:>st "" ?cT101
<br />is ~ !~~T wer !han .15 'Ne51e,"
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