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<br />ACHE.FOOT - Tht, hasic m~'aSUrt'Oll'nt of standing
<br />.....ater. an ane.foot of watt'r is an amount a fool high on
<br />an ant' or roughly 10 inchl's slanding on a fOOL ball fif'ld
<br />or :t25,~.SI gallons.
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<br />BASI:\ - Tht' an'a of land that drains lo a particular
<br />T1Wr. Thuugh till' Colorado Hin.r is but a thin lim' on a
<br />map, it drains or is ft'{l hv runoff and strt'ams from an an"a
<br />of ~;IO,OOO square milt's.'Each stn'am .....ithin a major rin'r
<br />basin has a basin of ils Ilwn.
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<br />COAL SLLJHHY -..\ rt'latin'ly nl'..... nll'lhod of transport'
<br />ing LOal. it in\"(lh-l:'S shipping puln'rizl"(J coal suspt'mlt:>d in
<br />fluid via pipdilll' frnm mint'S to di.stant l)(lWl'r plants. In
<br />a n'h>10n rich in coal deposits, such as Weslern Colorado.
<br />coal sluTT)' Tt'pTt'S(.nts an alternativl' to coal unit lrains and
<br />mine-mouth po.....('r planls, hO.....I'\'l'r. provision shuuld lit,
<br />made for compat"l nt"(Jil or other consideralions for anv
<br />watl'r Il'a\'ing lht, st.HI' in slurry lim's. '
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<br />COLOHADO Hln':H B,\SI:\' - Thl' hasin includt,s por"
<br />tions of seven ~tal('~ and IlW<lSUTl'S Sllm~' ~:lO,OOO squan'
<br />miles or eight pert'l'nl of lht, lower 4S stalt's. It drains into
<br />tht, lAnO'mill' rin'r, nJllsidl'rt.o tolw tbe mosl l'Ontrolk"(l.
<br />most liligatL'I1 riwr in th~, world. For j)()lilical and manage.
<br />nlt'nl purptlses, lht' basin is furthl'r di\'idl'{l into the uppt'r
<br />basin slal(~s of W....oming. Colorado, Utah and ''\l'\\' :'>.lex'
<br />ico, and the !owpr hasin slatt's of Arizona. ,'\t'vada and
<br />California. TIll' ri\-er's natural hasin t'xlends into .\It'xit'o.
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<br />COLOHADO HI\"EH STOILVa: PHO.JECT - ..\ com'
<br />prt'hpllsi\'e proj..'Tam pnactt'tl h.... COIlj..'Tl'SS ill 1'J;"llj that
<br />authorv..(.o St'n'ral walt.'r storag"i' projt'{.ts and a hasin fund_
<br />Tht, proj..'Tam im'oh"t's conslrut'lion of major h.nlrlldl't'tri("
<br />projt'{.ts with rt'\t'nUl' from thl' salt, of pO....l'r and walt'r
<br />IIsI:'Il to payoff tho."'t' projt't'ls, TIlt' ;It'l al,,() provides for
<br />the use of power rt'\'enllt's lo \)a.... for tht. nJnslrunion of
<br />parlieipating projt-'t.'ts. Colora( o's .",han' in such rt'H'nUl'S
<br />i~ 4fi", of tht' u\,pI'r hasin fund. COllj..'Tt'ssional inlpnl of
<br />19:16 and of a Sll )"l'ljlll'nt W6.'" act has l)l'{'olllt' rnirt'tl and
<br />prornbt,s mad~' fur \\ t'skrn Colorado proJl't"ls art' not 11t~
<br />ing fulfilled.
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<br />('O.\lPE:'>,:S.-\TOHY STOH.\(;E - TIll' t'onn'pt of ('orn,
<br />pt'nsatory stmagt' was piont""Tt't1 h.v tht, Hin'r Dislrin and
<br />it~ pn'dl'('t'ssors a" a ll1l'ans of off"'l'tting, al l,'ast in parl,
<br />the dalll;lgps of tran",mlluntaHl din'rsions. Sornt. Easlt'rn
<br />Colorado water dl'n'lopt'rs \tNt' rt'tluirt'tl to huild wah'r
<br />storagt' for \\'t'sh'rn Colorado as pnrtial r{>plnt'l'llwnt for
<br />walf'r lakt'n from lhi~ rt>I,..ioll and din'rtt'(l out of thl' hasin.
<br />Thus far, for approximalely ;l(lO,(tOO al'rl-fpt'l of water
<br />takt'n from lhl' ht'atlwall'r" of \h'slern Colorado lo llw
<br />Front Hangl'. SOlll!' 1:10,000 ;It'n~ft'l:'l of ('()mpt'n..;1t ill/-:
<br />,:,toragl' has bl>l.'n l"I'n..trUl'lt-tl at till' l'''{It'n"I' of lilt'
<br />di\'l:'rtf'rs.
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<br />CO:\Sl'\IPTI\'1-: l"....,.: - Tht' hl__nl'licial u",' tlf \\~Ill'f
<br />~.l',wrally rt'sults in thl' cun~1l11111li(111 of "Pill!' tlf lhal \\ ;ltt'r~
<br />I hl' parl not ('onsullll'tl gt'nl'r.l 1.\ rdllrllS to tht' stft'am a"
<br />rdurn fltlw. Hl'tllrn flllW" from irri/-:~l\illn p.'rll1it lh., W:Ilt'r
<br />to ht' ll"I'tlll1an\' tinll'''' o\.'r ,I''' il flo\~" d"\~n"ln'all1 /-..;\.
<br />in/-: ri~., lo llll' s:l.\'ing that Ollt' pt.rson's rl'lurn flll" fllHills
<br />allo{hl'r's watl'r right.
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<br />COHPS 11~1 - Tht, U,S. Arm.\' Corps of I-:n/-,.;nt't'rs rwr,
<br />mit proh"Tam, initially IWbrun to a\'oid ob"'trut,tions in
<br />nadgahlt, .....att'rs ust'll for shipping, was t'Xpandl'tl undt'r
<br />St'{,tion -10.1 (Jf till' ('It'an Wall'r ..\(.t lo indu.!I' most t'asl's
<br />im'ol\'ing llll:' placing of drt1:lg1'ti or fill malt'rial into walt'rs
<br />and .....ptlands of thl~ Unitt'ti Stall's. Hl11uirt'/lIpnts can apply
<br />lo small reml:"l.!ial ('fforts hy propl'rly owners for flood prO"
<br />tt't:tiun as well as major dam projt'l'lS. EXt't'pl for dams
<br />huilt dlrt'{.th' hy lht' U.S, Burl'au uf Ht'I'lamati()n, all dams
<br />conslrUl.:t~.o' in 'tht' Unitl'{J Statt'S n'quln' I'itlll'r a -101 fiN-
<br />mil from lilt' Corps or.1 lict,tlst, from tht' Ft'deral Ent'q",!'
<br />H,'/...'Ulal()ry ('ommbsion.
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<br />(Till(' FEET PEl{ SEeO:'>,:!) - SOlTlI'tillll'S rt'ft'rn,<lto
<br />as "~I't'ol1d.fl't"l, d~ is tilt' b,lSlt' Ilwasurl'llwnl 01 f1o\l"in~ -
<br />watl'r.:\ cuhie filtH pl'r SI't'(Jnt! is Just that or roughl.\' iAS:
<br />gallons pt'r sl'l'ond. whidl is li-lll,:Hi gallons pl'T da..... Thus
<br />a flow of or right to ont' ds is a flow of or right to (l.Hi.317
<br />gallons in ~.l hours, whieh is almost lwo at'Tp,ft'l't.
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<br />(;JtOU;\'1) W,.\TEH - (;round watt'r as opposl,<llo sur.
<br />f,I('(' watN is watN that dot's nut runoff. and is not lakl'n
<br />up b.... plant." It'\',lpotranspirationJ bUl soaks down into all
<br />aquift'r. An aquift'r consists primarily of sand, /-,'T<ln'l and
<br />porous rOI.'k through which wah'r may mun' hut whit'h is
<br />surrollnd.'tl by mainly irnpl'r\"ilJus matl'rials. :\quift'rs ll1a~'
<br />lit, thin OT lhick, Ill:!\' hi' n'r\' small or Illav <:trl'll'h for hun-
<br />dreds of mill's, Th~ rdillirig or rt'plaCt'ITwllt of watN in
<br />aquift'rs is l'alll'tl rt'('har~..ing.
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<br />1IY1)J{OEI.E(THI<' POWEH - TllI'ulllv cumt1\t'rdally
<br />ft'asiblt, l1wthod of p.1Wl'r gt'nl'ratioll that l'OnSUnll'S no
<br />watN. t'llnsunws no {'nt'Tgy whill' il product,s l'nl'r/...'.\" and
<br />g-.~n.'nll,'s nlo'ith"r air nor wal('r pollution. Hydro is pro.
<br />dlln'tl hy using falling watt'r lo turn turhil1l's. HI,,,t'r\'oir
<br />watl'r b,wkt.d up IH..hind a h.nln..At'l'tric dam futU'liolls as
<br />:J halt!'ry pro\'iding lhl' onl.v known llwlhod of \'irtuall.\'
<br />itlstant;ull'ou" pllWl'r gt']1t'ratioll.
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<br />IIYIHH)UH;U' ('yeI.E - Thl'H' i_" ,I finitt, alllount of
<br />watl'r ill thl' world. h is n,'\'l'r trlllv C(l!l"Ulllt'l1. onlv uSI...L
<br />\\'ah'r i" alwa....:-. in <lIW "'tagl' or .~nllt!ll'r. in Oil!' libn. or
<br />anoth.'r. of tht, I'ndl.''''''' hnlrlllo/...;e cvdl' - lht, 1"\'.-1..
<br />u1\"oln'tl in hodit's lIf watt'r from \\ hieh clt.'eurs I'\'aporatioll.
<br />I)Tt'l'ipil<ltion and runoff hack to thcN' 11IH.lit'". TIll' ('.n'I.,
<br />)a", no fi"l...l "'Pl...'tl or di"lrihutillll till' on!\- 1'''l1...tant i"
<br />lht, total alllount of wakr ollt';lrth, Thus. walt'T i... llot 10"'1
<br />lO I'\'apor;lt illn, it is "imply IlJn\!'d
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<br />I."I'EH.S;'I".\TI-: HI' EH ('(J\lI'.\CTS - ColoTado is pany
<br />to ItJ cllrnpacls or tormal ;j~l"l1'll1l'llt... which h.I"I("allv ...d
<br />out tht' tl'rUb, t'ontlitillll" ;1I1l1 dpllt'rtilllllllt'llt of wall'r"
<br />tlt.tWl>l.'11 il and otl1l'r slat.." lhrou~h which \'ariol!" rin'r...
<br />flnw. ..\:-; an t'xilmplt'. TIll' Colorado I{in'r l'nmlwl.t of I~I~:!
<br />and l 'PP"r Colorado Hin.r Haslll ('ompact of \\1.1" di\'idt.
<br />lhl' "'-'\I'n.~tat.' ('lllclr,lel'I Hi\ l'r Ib",in lIltll l \~CI units apP'lr-
<br />liomng llw \tah'r" IIt,tWt""ll 1"11'11 ,I" \\1.11 a;; Ilt't.\t...'n indi.
<br />\'idual statt.". Colllrado'" apP"rtillllt.d ..han' is alHIUI :\."
<br />million anl-ft...,l. Tht' ..Lilt' is artualh' U"illg ""\l.ra] hUll'
<br />dn1:1thousilnd al:n-ft~.t I.."", tillt' tu .;11 in;lhilil\' III n'n'1l1
<br />.\'t'ar~ to nllhtrlll"t 1l1lltl' ..toragt. proJ"I.t"'. I,'u-rtlwr n\lll'
<br />pounding ("ornpal'l ;lpportilllll111'nt j.. that it l',tlllt. altt'r d
<br />.It'tlt'r pl'Tiod lhan t'"i"'l'" t,,,LI.\ Tht'n' i" ",ih'llifieanl
<br />di....lh'Tt....llwnt O\'t'f \\hi..h "'l,Ilt-'" ...b"llld l""lr till' "h"rlt.dl
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